GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs Radeon VII

Intro

Compare those specs to the Radeon VII, which comes with GPU clock speed of 1400 MHz, and 16384 MB of HBM2 memory running at 1000 MHz through a 4096-bit bus. It also features 3840 SPUs, 240 TAUs, and 64 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
Radeon VII		295 Watts
	Difference: 220 Watts (293%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the Radeon VII should perform quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB in general. (explain)

Radeon VII		1048576 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 962560 (1119%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon VII is much (more or less 403%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB. (explain)

Radeon VII		336000 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 269184 (403%)

Pixel Rate

If using high levels of AA is important to you, then the Radeon VII is the winner, by a large margin. (explain)

Radeon VII		89600 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 56192 (168%)

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 largest amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video 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 card can possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.