GeForce 8800 GT 512MB vs GeForce GTX 1050

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 1050, which comes with a clock frequency of 1354 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1750 MHz. It also features a 128-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 14 nm design. It is made up of 640 SPUs, 40 Texture Address Units, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050		75 Watts
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		105 Watts
	Difference: 30 Watts (40%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1050 should be 99% quicker than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB in general, due to its greater data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		57600 MB/sec
	Difference: 57088 (99%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 should be quite a bit (approximately 61%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		33600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 20560 (61%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1050 is superior to the GeForce 8800 GT 512MB, by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB		9600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 33728 (351%)

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 largest amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the core 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 output rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.