GeForce 9800 GTX vs GeForce GTX 1050 3GB

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, which has a core clock frequency of 1392 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1750 MHz. It also features a 96-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 14 nm design. It is comprised of 768 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 24 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce 9800 GTX		140 Watts
	Difference: 65 Watts (87%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should theoretically be much better than the GeForce 9800 GTX in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
GeForce 9800 GTX		70400 MB/sec
	Difference: 15616 (22%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is quite a bit (approximately 55%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce 9800 GTX. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9800 GTX		43200 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 23616 (55%)

Pixel Rate

If using a high screen resolution is important to you, then the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is superior to the GeForce 9800 GTX, by a large margin. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9800 GTX		10800 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 22608 (209%)

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 information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. It is worked out by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics chip can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.