GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 vs GeForce RTX 4080

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce RTX 4080, which makes use of a 4 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core speed at 2205 MHz. The GDDR6X memory runs at a frequency of 1400 MHz on this particular card. It features 9728 SPUs as well as 304 TAUs and 112 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		47 Watts
GeForce RTX 4080		320 Watts
	Difference: 273 Watts (581%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce RTX 4080 should be quite a bit faster than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 overall. (explain)

GeForce RTX 4080		734003 MB/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		12800 MB/sec
	Difference: 721203 (5634%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 4080 is a lot (more or less 7658%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2. (explain)

GeForce RTX 4080		670320 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		8640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 661680 (7658%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 4080 is a better choice, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce RTX 4080		246960 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2		4320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 242640 (5617%)

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 information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the bandwidth is, the better 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 can be processed in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.

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