GeForce GTX 1050 vs Radeon RX 6800 XT

Intro

Compare that to the Radeon RX 6800 XT, which makes use of a 7 nm design. AMD has clocked the core frequency at 1825 MHz. The GDDR6 memory runs at a speed of 2000 MHz on this card. It features 4608 SPUs along with 288 TAUs and 128 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050		75 Watts
Radeon RX 6800 XT		300 Watts
	Difference: 225 Watts (300%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the Radeon RX 6800 XT should perform much faster than the GeForce GTX 1050 overall. (explain)

Radeon RX 6800 XT		524288 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
	Difference: 409600 (357%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 6800 XT is quite a bit (approximately 870%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GTX 1050. (explain)

Radeon RX 6800 XT		525600 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 471440 (870%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high resolution is important to you, then the Radeon RX 6800 XT is superior to the GeForce GTX 1050, and very much so. (explain)

Radeon RX 6800 XT		233600 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 190272 (439%)

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 (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. 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 per second. This number is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.