GeForce 8800 GTX vs GeForce GTX 1630

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 1630, which comes with GPU core speed of 1740 MHz, and 4096 MB of GDDR6 memory running at 1500 MHz through a 64-bit bus. It also is made up of 512 SPUs, 32 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1630		75 Watts
GeForce 8800 GTX		155 Watts
	Difference: 80 Watts (107%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GTX 1630 should perform a small bit faster than the GeForce 8800 GTX in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1630		98304 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GTX		86400 MB/sec
	Difference: 11904 (14%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1630 will be a lot (about 51%) more effective at AF than the GeForce 8800 GTX. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1630		55680 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTX		36800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 18880 (51%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1630 is a better choice, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1630		27840 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTX		13800 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 14040 (102%)

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 maximum amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

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

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