GeForce 930M vs GeForce GTX 1050

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 1050, which has GPU core speed of 1354 MHz, and 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1750 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also features 640 Stream Processors, 40 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1050		6657 points
GeForce 930M		1490 points
	Difference: 5167 (347%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 1050 should in theory be a lot superior to the GeForce 930M in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
GeForce 930M		14400 MB/sec
	Difference: 100288 (696%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 is quite a bit (about 143%) better at AF than the GeForce 930M. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 930M		22272 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 31888 (143%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 is quite a bit (approximately 484%) more effective at FSAA than the GeForce 930M, and able to handle higher screen resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 930M		7424 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 35904 (484%)

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 (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card could possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.