GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce GTX 275

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 275, which features a clock frequency of 633 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 1134 MHz. It also makes use of a 448-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 55 nm design. It features 240 SPUs, 80 TAUs, and 28 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 275		219 Watts
	Difference: 144 Watts (192%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 275 is 48% quicker than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB in general, due to its higher bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 275		127008 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 40992 (48%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is a lot (approximately 32%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 275. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 275		50640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 16176 (32%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be a lot (more or less 88%) better at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 275, and will be capable of handling higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 275		17724 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 15684 (88%)

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 maximum amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once 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 AA, 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 of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.

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