GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs Radeon HD 3650 512MB

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon HD 3650 512MB, which has GPU core speed of 725 MHz, and 512 MB of GDDR3 RAM set to run at 800 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also features 120(24x5) SPUs, 8 TAUs, and 4 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
Radeon HD 3650 512MB		78 Watts
	Difference: 3 Watts (4%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be 236% quicker than the Radeon HD 3650 512MB overall, due to its greater data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
Radeon HD 3650 512MB		25600 MB/sec
	Difference: 60416 (236%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be a lot (approximately 1052%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the Radeon HD 3650 512MB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
Radeon HD 3650 512MB		5800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 61016 (1052%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be quite a bit (about 1052%) better at AA than the Radeon HD 3650 512MB, and should be able to handle higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
Radeon HD 3650 512MB		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: Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in one second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the 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 amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be processed in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock 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 in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.