GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs Radeon R7 240

Intro

Compare that to the Radeon R7 240, which features a core clock speed of 730 MHz and a DDR3 memory speed of 900 MHz. It also features a 128-bit bus, and uses a 28 nm design. It is made up of 320 SPUs, 20 TAUs, and 8 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon R7 240		30 Watts
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
	Difference: 45 Watts (150%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be 199% quicker than the Radeon R7 240 in general, due to its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
Radeon R7 240		28800 MB/sec
	Difference: 57216 (199%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is much (more or less 358%) more effective at AF than the Radeon R7 240. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
Radeon R7 240		14600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 52216 (358%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be quite a bit (about 472%) more effective at FSAA than the Radeon R7 240, and also able to handle higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
Radeon R7 240		5840 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 27568 (472%)

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 max amount of data (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster 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 texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core 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 most pixels the graphics card could possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. 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 also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.