GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1080

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 1080, which features a core clock speed of 1607 MHz and a GDDR5X memory frequency of 1251 MHz. It also features a 256-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 16 nm design. It features 2560 SPUs, 160 TAUs, and 64 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 1080		21942 points
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		7734 points
	Difference: 14208 (184%)

Zcash Mining Hash Rate

GeForce GTX 1080		553 Sol/s
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		138 Sol/s
	Difference: 415 (301%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 1080		180 Watts
	Difference: 105 Watts (140%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1080 will be 186% faster than the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti in general, because of its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1080		327680 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		114688 MB/sec
	Difference: 212992 (186%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1080 will be quite a bit (about 315%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1080		257120 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		61920 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 195200 (315%)

Pixel Rate

If using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1080 is the winner, by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1080		102848 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		41280 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 61568 (149%)

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 (measured in MB per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in one second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.