GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs Radeon RX 5500 XT

Intro

Compare those specifications to the Radeon RX 5500 XT, which has a core clock frequency of 1717 MHz and a GDDR6 memory speed of 1750 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 7 nm design. It is comprised of 1408 SPUs, 88 Texture Address Units, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		75 Watts
Radeon RX 5500 XT		130 Watts
	Difference: 55 Watts (73%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the Radeon RX 5500 XT should be quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti overall. (explain)

Radeon RX 5500 XT		229376 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		114688 MB/sec
	Difference: 114688 (100%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 5500 XT will be much (about 144%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. (explain)

Radeon RX 5500 XT		151096 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		61920 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 89176 (144%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon RX 5500 XT is much (approximately 33%) more effective at FSAA than the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, and capable of handling higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

Radeon RX 5500 XT		54944 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti		41280 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 13664 (33%)

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: Bandwidth is the max amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported across the external memory interface within a second. It is calculated by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, 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 maximum amount of pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.