GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce GTX 295

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 295, which features a core clock speed of 576 MHz and a GDDR3 memory frequency of 999 MHz. It also makes use of a 448-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 55 nm design. It features 240 SPUs, 80 TAUs, and 28 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 295		289 Watts
	Difference: 214 Watts (285%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 295 should theoretically perform quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 295		223776 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 137760 (160%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 295 should be much (about 38%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 295		92160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 25344 (38%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is a little bit (more or less 4%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce GTX 295, and also should be able to handle higher resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 295		32256 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 1152 (4%)

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.

One or more cards in this comparison are multi-core. This means that their bandwidth, texel and pixel rates are theoretically doubled - this does not mean the card will actually perform twice as fast, but only that it should in theory be able to. Actual game benchmarks will give a more accurate idea of what it's capable of.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and high resolutions.

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

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