GeForce GTX 1070 vs GeForce RTX 3050

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce RTX 3050, which comes with GPU clock speed of 1552 MHz, and 8192 MB of GDDR6 RAM running at 1750 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is comprised of 2560 SPUs, 80 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

Display Graphs

Hide Graphs

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 3050		130 Watts
GeForce GTX 1070		150 Watts
	Difference: 20 Watts (15%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically, the GeForce GTX 1070 should perform a small bit faster than the GeForce RTX 3050 in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		262144 MB/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		229376 MB/sec
	Difference: 32768 (14%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1070 will be much (more or less 46%) more effective at texture filtering than the GeForce RTX 3050. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		180720 Mtexels/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		124160 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 56560 (46%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1070 is much (more or less 94%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce RTX 3050, and also capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1070		96384 Mpixels/sec
GeForce RTX 3050		49664 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 46720 (94%)

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 information (counted in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface in a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. 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 high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the 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 most pixels the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated 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 drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.