GeForce 8800 GT 256MB vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, which features clock speeds of 1290 MHz on the GPU, and 1750 MHz on the 4096 MB of GDDR5 memory. It features 768 SPUs as well as 48 Texture Address Units and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		75 Watts
GeForce 8800 GT 256MB		105 Watts
	Difference: 30 Watts (40%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 156% quicker than the GeForce 8800 GT 256MB in general, because of its higher bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		114688 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 256MB		44800 MB/sec
	Difference: 69888 (156%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti should be much (more or less 84%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 8800 GT 256MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		61920 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 256MB		33600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 28320 (84%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti should be much (more or less 330%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce 8800 GT 256MB, and capable of handling higher resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		41280 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 GT 256MB		9600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 31680 (330%)

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 information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can possibly record to its 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 sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.