GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, which has a GPU core clock speed of 1290 MHz, and 4096 MB of GDDR5 memory set to run at 1750 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is made up of 768 SPUs, 48 Texture Address Units, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Both cards have the same power consumption.

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti should theoretically be quite a bit superior to the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		114688 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 28672 (33%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be a bit (more or less 8%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		61920 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 4896 (8%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 Ti will be quite a bit (approximately 24%) better at FSAA than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, and also should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		41280 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 7872 (24%)

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 (counted in megabytes per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses 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, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics 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 number of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka 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 max fill rate.