GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce RTX 3060

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce RTX 3060, which has GPU core speed of 1320 MHz, and (Unknown) MB of GDDR6 memory set to run at 1875 MHz through a 192-bit bus. It also is comprised of 3584 SPUs, 112 Texture Address Units, and 48 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce RTX 3060		170 Watts
	Difference: 95 Watts (127%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce RTX 3060 is 329% faster than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB overall, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		368640 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 282624 (329%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 should be a lot (approximately 121%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		147840 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 81024 (121%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3060 will be much (more or less 90%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, and capable of handling higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3060		63360 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 29952 (90%)

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 maximum amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type 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 AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of 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 speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.