GeForce 9500 GT DDR2 vs GeForce GTX 1050 3GB

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, which has a clock frequency of 1392 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1750 MHz. It also features a 96-bit bus, and makes use of a 14 nm design. It is made up of 768 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 24 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce 9500 GT DDR2		50 Watts
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
	Difference: 25 Watts (50%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be 438% faster than the GeForce 9500 GT DDR2 overall, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
GeForce 9500 GT DDR2		16000 MB/sec
	Difference: 70016 (438%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be a lot (about 659%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce 9500 GT DDR2. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT DDR2		8800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 58016 (659%)

Pixel Rate

If using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is a better choice, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9500 GT DDR2		4400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 29008 (659%)

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 data (measured in MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once 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 high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed 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 one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the core 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 is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.