GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

Intro

Compare those specs to the Radeon RX 6700 XT, which uses a 7 nm design. AMD has set the core frequency at 2321 MHz. The GDDR6 memory works at a speed of 2000 MHz on this model. It features 2560 SPUs along with 160 TAUs and 64 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
Radeon RX 6700 XT		230 Watts
	Difference: 155 Watts (207%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the Radeon RX 6700 XT should in theory be a lot better than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB in general. (explain)

Radeon RX 6700 XT		393216 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 307200 (357%)

Texel Rate

The Radeon RX 6700 XT is much (about 456%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB. (explain)

Radeon RX 6700 XT		371360 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 304544 (456%)

Pixel Rate

The Radeon RX 6700 XT will be quite a bit (approximately 345%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, and also should be capable of handling higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

Radeon RX 6700 XT		148544 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 115136 (345%)

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 data (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in a second. It's calculated by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. In the case of DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly write to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the number of ROPs 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 fill rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.