GeForce 8800 GT 512MB vs GeForce RTX 4080

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce RTX 4080, which features a GPU core clock speed of 2205 MHz, and 16384 MB of GDDR6X RAM running at 1400 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also features 9728 Stream Processors, 304 TAUs, and 112 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		105 Watts
GeForce RTX 4080		320 Watts
	Difference: 215 Watts (205%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce RTX 4080 should theoretically be quite a bit superior to the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 4080		734003 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		57600 MB/sec
	Difference: 676403 (1174%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 4080 should be quite a bit (about 1895%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 4080		670320 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		33600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 636720 (1895%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 4080 should be quite a bit (more or less 2473%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB, and also should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce RTX 4080		246960 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		9600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 237360 (2473%)

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: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of information (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card could possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.