GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce GTX 960M

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 960M, which has a core clock frequency of 1096 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1000 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 28 nm design. It is comprised of 640 SPUs, 40 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 960M		65 Watts
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
	Difference: 10 Watts (15%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 960M overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 960M		64000 MB/sec
	Difference: 22016 (34%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be quite a bit (approximately 52%) more effective at AF than the GeForce GTX 960M. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 960M		43840 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 22976 (52%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be quite a bit (approximately 91%) better at AA than the GeForce GTX 960M, and will be able to handle higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 960M		17536 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 15872 (91%)

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 megabytes per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface within a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. 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 bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the maximum fill rate.