GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, which comes with GPU core speed of 1350 MHz, and 11264 MB of GDDR6 RAM set to run at 1750 MHz through a 352-bit bus. It also features 4352 Stream Processors, 272 TAUs, and 88 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti		250 Watts
	Difference: 175 Watts (233%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti should theoretically be quite a bit better than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti		630784 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 544768 (633%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti is much (approximately 450%) better at AF than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti		367200 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 300384 (450%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti will be quite a bit (approximately 256%) better at AA than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, and capable of handling higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti		118800 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 85392 (256%)

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 megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface in one second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the better 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 can be processed in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels per second.

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