GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce GTX 550 Ti

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 550 Ti, which uses a 40 nm design. nVidia has set the core speed at 900 MHz. The GDDR5 memory runs at a speed of 1026 MHz on this model. It features 192 SPUs along with 32 TAUs and 24 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		116 Watts
	Difference: 41 Watts (55%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 550 Ti should theoretically be a little bit superior to the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 550 Ti		98496 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 12480 (15%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be much (about 132%) better at AF than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		28800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 38016 (132%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is a lot (more or less 55%) more effective at AA than the GeForce GTX 550 Ti, and capable of handling higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 550 Ti		21600 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 11808 (55%)

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 max amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface in one second. It is calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at handling 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 chip could possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.