GeForce GT 1030 vs GeForce GTX 1050 3GB

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, which features a GPU core clock speed of 1392 MHz, and 3072 MB of GDDR5 RAM running at 1750 MHz through a 96-bit bus. It also features 768 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 24 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 1030		30 Watts
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
	Difference: 45 Watts (150%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should perform much faster than the GeForce GT 1030 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
	Difference: 36864 (75%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be quite a bit (about 65%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GT 1030. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 26336 (65%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be quite a bit (approximately 65%) better at FSAA than the GeForce GT 1030, and will be able to handle higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 1030		20240 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 13168 (65%)

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 maximum amount of data (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface within a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.