GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs Radeon HD 3650

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon HD 3650, which comes with a clock frequency of 725 MHz and a GDDR4 memory speed of 800 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit bus, and makes use of a 55 nm design. It is comprised of 120(24x5) SPUs, 8 TAUs, and 4 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
Radeon HD 3650		78 Watts
	Difference: 3 Watts (4%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be quite a bit faster than the Radeon HD 3650 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
Radeon HD 3650		25600 MB/sec
	Difference: 60416 (236%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be a lot (more or less 1052%) more effective at AF than the Radeon HD 3650. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
Radeon HD 3650		5800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 61016 (1052%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is superior to the Radeon HD 3650, by far. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
Radeon HD 3650		2900 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 30508 (1052%)

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 max amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in one second. It is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.