GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 950

Intro

Compare all of that to the GeForce GTX 950, which comes with a core clock frequency of 1024 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1652 MHz. It also features a 128-bit bus, and uses a 28 nm design. It features 768 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1050		6657 points
GeForce GTX 950		6536 points
	Difference: 121 (2%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 950		90 Watts
	Difference: 15 Watts (20%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 1050 should theoretically be a bit superior to the GeForce GTX 950 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 950		105728 MB/sec
	Difference: 8960 (8%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 is a bit (about 10%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 950. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 950		49152 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 5008 (10%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 is much (more or less 32%) better at AA than the GeForce GTX 950, and able to handle higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 950		32768 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 10560 (32%)

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 largest amount of data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.