GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 570

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 570, which comes with a GPU core clock speed of 732 MHz, and 1280 MB of GDDR5 memory running at 950 MHz through a 320-bit bus. It also is made up of 480 SPUs, 60 TAUs, and 40 ROPs.

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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 570		4387 points
	Difference: 2270 (52%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 570		219 Watts
	Difference: 144 Watts (192%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 570 is 33% quicker than the GeForce GTX 1050 in general, due to its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 570		152000 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
	Difference: 37312 (33%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 is quite a bit (approximately 23%) more effective at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 570. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 570		43920 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 10240 (23%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 should be much (approximately 48%) better at FSAA than the GeForce GTX 570, and also should be able to handle higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 570		29280 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 14048 (48%)

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.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This figure is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the 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 amount of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.