GeForce 8800 GTX vs GeForce GTX 1050

Intro

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

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050		75 Watts
GeForce 8800 GTX		155 Watts
	Difference: 80 Watts (107%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 1050 should in theory be quite a bit superior to the GeForce 8800 GTX in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GTX		86400 MB/sec
	Difference: 28288 (33%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 will be a lot (approximately 47%) faster with regards to anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 8800 GTX. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTX		36800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 17360 (47%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 will be much (about 214%) more effective at FSAA than the GeForce 8800 GTX, and should be able to handle higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GTX		13800 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 29528 (214%)

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 max amount of data (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR type memory, 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, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card could possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.