GeForce GTX 580 3GB vs GeForce RTX 3050

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce RTX 3050, which makes use of a 8 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 1552 MHz. The GDDR6 memory is set to run at a frequency of 1750 MHz on this particular model. It features 2560 SPUs along with 80 TAUs and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 3050		130 Watts
GeForce GTX 580 3GB		244 Watts
	Difference: 114 Watts (88%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce RTX 3050 should theoretically be a small bit better than the GeForce GTX 580 3GB overall. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3050		229376 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 580 3GB		192384 MB/sec
	Difference: 36992 (19%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3050 should be a lot (approximately 151%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 580 3GB. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3050		124160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 580 3GB		49408 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 74752 (151%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3050 will be a lot (about 34%) more effective at AA than the GeForce GTX 580 3GB, and also capable of handling higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3050		49664 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 580 3GB		37056 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 12608 (34%)

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 largest amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the bus width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the video card could possibly write to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). 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 ability to reach the max fill rate.