GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, which features a core clock speed of 1260 MHz and a GDDR6X memory frequency of 1188 MHz. It also uses a 384-bit bus, and uses a 8 nm design. It features 8960 SPUs, 280 TAUs, and 112 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050		75 Watts
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		350 Watts
	Difference: 275 Watts (367%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is 715% quicker than the GeForce GTX 1050 in general, because of its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		934298 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
	Difference: 819610 (715%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is quite a bit (about 551%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 1050. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		352800 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 298640 (551%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is a lot (approximately 226%) more effective at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 1050, and will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB		141120 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 97792 (226%)

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 information (counted in MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in one second. The number is calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are processed per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core 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 applied in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card can possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.