GeForce 8800 GT 256MB vs GeForce GT 1030

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GT 1030, which makes use of a 16 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 1265 MHz. The GDDR5 RAM works at a speed of 1502 MHz on this particular model. It features 384 SPUs as well as 32 Texture Address Units and 16 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 1030		30 Watts
GeForce 8800 GT 256MB		105 Watts
	Difference: 75 Watts (250%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GT 1030, in theory, should be a small bit faster than the GeForce 8800 GT 256MB in general. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 256MB		44800 MB/sec
	Difference: 4352 (10%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GT 1030 should be a bit (approximately 20%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce 8800 GT 256MB. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 256MB		33600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 6880 (20%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GT 1030 is the winner, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GT 1030		20240 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 256MB		9600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 10640 (111%)

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 maximum amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics chip can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.