GeForce GT 220 GDDR3 vs GeForce GTX 1050 3GB

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, which has GPU clock speed of 1392 MHz, and 3072 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 1750 MHz through a 96-bit bus. It also features 768 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 24 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 220 GDDR3		58 Watts
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
	Difference: 17 Watts (29%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should theoretically be a lot faster than the GeForce GT 220 GDDR3 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
GeForce GT 220 GDDR3		32384 MB/sec
	Difference: 53632 (166%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be a lot (approximately 568%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GT 220 GDDR3. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 220 GDDR3		10000 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 56816 (568%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be a lot (more or less 568%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GT 220 GDDR3, and will be able to handle higher resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 220 GDDR3		5000 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 28408 (568%)

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 (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core 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 many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.