GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce RTX 2060 Super

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 2060 Super, which has a core clock frequency of 1470 MHz and a GDDR6 memory speed of 1750 MHz. It also features a 256-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 12 nm design. It is comprised of 2176 SPUs, 136 Texture Address Units, and 64 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce RTX 2060 Super		175 Watts
	Difference: 100 Watts (133%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce RTX 2060 Super should in theory be a lot better than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		458752 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 372736 (433%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super should be a lot (about 199%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		199920 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 133104 (199%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 2060 Super is a better choice, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2060 Super		94080 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 60672 (182%)

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 (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster 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 are applied in one second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card could possibly write to its local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.