GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs Radeon HD 4350

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon HD 4350, which uses a 55 nm design. AMD has set the core frequency at 575 MHz. The DDR2 memory is set to run at a speed of 500 MHz on this specific card. It features 80(16x5) SPUs along with 8 TAUs and 4 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

Radeon HD 4350		22 Watts
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
	Difference: 53 Watts (241%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be 975% faster than the Radeon HD 4350 in general, because of its higher bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
Radeon HD 4350		8000 MB/sec
	Difference: 78016 (975%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be a lot (approximately 1353%) more effective at AF than the Radeon HD 4350. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
Radeon HD 4350		4600 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 62216 (1353%)

Pixel Rate

If using high levels of AA is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is superior to the Radeon HD 4350, and very much so. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
Radeon HD 4350		2300 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 31108 (1353%)

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 largest amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. In the case of DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, 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 texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed per second.

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