GeForce GTX 1070 Ti vs GeForce RTX 3050

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce RTX 3050, which features core speeds of 1552 MHz on the GPU, and 1750 MHz on the 8192 MB of GDDR6 memory. It features 2560 SPUs as well as 80 TAUs and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 3050		130 Watts
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti		180 Watts
	Difference: 50 Watts (38%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti should be 14% quicker than the GeForce RTX 3050 overall, because of its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti		262144 MB/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		229376 MB/sec
	Difference: 32768 (14%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti should be much (more or less 97%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce RTX 3050. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti		244264 Mtexels/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		124160 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 120104 (97%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is superior to the GeForce RTX 3050, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti		102848 Mpixels/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		49664 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 53184 (107%)

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 (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card could possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core 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 is also dependant on quite a few 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.