GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 285 2GB

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 285 2GB, which features a clock frequency of 648 MHz and a GDDR3 memory speed of 1242 MHz. It also features a 512-bit bus, and makes use of a 55 nm design. It is comprised of 240 SPUs, 80 Texture Address Units, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 285 2GB		204 Watts
	Difference: 129 Watts (172%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 285 2GB, in theory, should be much faster than the GeForce GTX 1050 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 285 2GB		158976 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
	Difference: 44288 (39%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 will be a little bit (more or less 4%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 285 2GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 285 2GB		51840 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 2320 (4%)

Pixel Rate

If running with a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1050 is the winner, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 285 2GB		20736 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 22592 (109%)

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 information (measured in MB per second) that can be moved past the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, 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 number of texture units by the core clock 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 applied in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.