GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, which has a core clock frequency of 1650 MHz and a GDDR6 memory speed of 1937 MHz. It also features a 256-bit bus, and makes use of a 12 nm design. It features 3072 SPUs, 192 Texture Address Units, and 64 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		250 Watts
	Difference: 175 Watts (233%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is 490% quicker than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB in general, due to its greater data rate. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		507904 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 421888 (490%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER should be a lot (more or less 374%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		316800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 249984 (374%)

Pixel Rate

If running with lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER is the winner, by far. (explain)

GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER		105600 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 72192 (216%)

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 largest amount of data (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it must 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 AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.