GeForce GT 1030 vs GeForce GTX 1050

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 1050, which makes use of a 14 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core speed at 1354 MHz. The GDDR5 memory runs at a frequency of 1750 MHz on this model. It features 640 SPUs along with 40 TAUs and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 1030		30 Watts
GeForce GTX 1050		75 Watts
	Difference: 45 Watts (150%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1050, in theory, should perform a lot faster than the GeForce GT 1030 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
GeForce GT 1030		49152 MB/sec
	Difference: 65536 (133%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 should be much (about 34%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GT 1030. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 1030		40480 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 13680 (34%)

Pixel Rate

If running with high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1050 is superior to the GeForce GT 1030, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 1030		20240 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 23088 (114%)

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 maximum amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.