GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs Radeon R9 295X2

Intro

Compare that to the Radeon R9 295X2, which features GPU clock speed of 1018 MHz, and 4096 MB of GDDR5 memory set to run at 1250 MHz through a 512-bit bus. It also features 2816 Stream Processors, 176 TAUs, and 64 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
Radeon R9 295X2		500 Watts
	Difference: 425 Watts (567%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the Radeon R9 295X2 is 644% quicker than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB in general, due to its higher bandwidth. (explain)

Radeon R9 295X2		640000 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 553984 (644%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon R9 295X2 will be much (approximately 436%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB. (explain)

Radeon R9 295X2		358336 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 291520 (436%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the Radeon R9 295X2 is the winner, and very much so. (explain)

Radeon R9 295X2		130304 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 96896 (290%)

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.

One or more cards in this comparison are multi-core. This means that their bandwidth, texel and pixel rates are theoretically doubled - this does not mean the card will actually perform twice as fast, but only that it should in theory be able to. Actual game benchmarks will give a more accurate idea of what it's capable of.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface within a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 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 AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.