GeForce 8800 Ultra vs GeForce GTX 1630

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 1630, which comes with a GPU core clock speed of 1740 MHz, and 4096 MB of GDDR6 RAM set to run at 1500 MHz through a 64-bit bus. It also is made up of 512 SPUs, 32 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1630		75 Watts
GeForce 8800 Ultra		171 Watts
	Difference: 96 Watts (128%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce 8800 Ultra should be just a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 1630 overall. (explain)

GeForce 8800 Ultra		103680 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1630		98304 MB/sec
	Difference: 5376 (5%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1630 should be much (more or less 42%) better at AF than the GeForce 8800 Ultra. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1630		55680 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 Ultra		39168 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 16512 (42%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1630 should be quite a bit (approximately 90%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 8800 Ultra, and also will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1630		27840 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 Ultra		14688 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 13152 (90%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.