GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce GTX 590

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce GTX 590, which features a core clock speed of 607 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 855 MHz. It also features a 384-bit bus, and makes use of a 40 nm design. It is comprised of 512 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 48 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 590		365 Watts
	Difference: 290 Watts (387%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 590, in theory, should be a lot faster than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 590		328320 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 242304 (282%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 590 will be a little bit (more or less 16%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 590		77696 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 10880 (16%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 590 is a lot (more or less 74%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, and will be capable of handling higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 590		58272 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 24864 (74%)

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 max amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This is calculated by multiplying the total 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 applied in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.