GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 vs GeForce GTX 1050 3GB

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, which comes with core clock speeds of 1392 MHz on the GPU, and 1750 MHz on the 3072 MB of GDDR5 memory. It features 768 SPUs as well as 48 Texture Address Units and 24 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GT 240 GDDR5		70 Watts
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
	Difference: 5 Watts (7%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should in theory be a lot superior to the GeForce GT 240 GDDR5 overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
GeForce GT 240 GDDR5		54400 MB/sec
	Difference: 31616 (58%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be much (about 280%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GT 240 GDDR5. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GT 240 GDDR5		17600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 49216 (280%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be a lot (approximately 659%) better at anti-aliasing than the GeForce GT 240 GDDR5, and able to handle higher screen resolutions without slowing down too much. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GT 240 GDDR5		4400 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 29008 (659%)

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 information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transferred over the external memory interface within a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card could possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.