GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce GTX 750

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 750, which features a GPU core clock speed of 1020 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 1250 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is made up of 512 Stream Processors, 32 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 750		55 Watts
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
	Difference: 20 Watts (36%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should perform just a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 750 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 750		80000 MB/sec
	Difference: 6016 (8%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be much (more or less 105%) better at AF than the GeForce GTX 750. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 750		32640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 34176 (105%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be much (more or less 105%) better at FSAA than the GeForce GTX 750, and also should be able to handle higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 750		16320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 17088 (105%)

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 largest amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.