GeForce GT 1030 vs GeForce GTX 1050

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 1050, which has GPU 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 SPUs, 40 TAUs, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 1030		30 Watts
GeForce GTX 1050		75 Watts
	Difference: 45 Watts (150%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GTX 1050 should perform quite a bit faster than the GeForce GT 1030 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
	Difference: 65536 (133%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 will be much (approximately 34%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GT 1030. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 13680 (34%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1050 is superior to the GeForce GT 1030, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 1030		20240 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 23088 (114%)

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 maximum amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher 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 a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly write to its local memory in a 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 filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.