GeForce GTX 580 3GB vs GeForce RTX 3050

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 3050, which uses a 8 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 1552 MHz. The GDDR6 memory works at a speed of 1750 MHz on this specific model. It features 2560 SPUs along with 80 TAUs and 32 ROPs.

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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

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce RTX 3050 is 19% quicker than the GeForce GTX 580 3GB in general, due to its higher data rate. (explain)

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

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3050 is much (approximately 151%) better at AF 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

If running with lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the GeForce RTX 3050 is the winner, and very much so. (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 information (measured in MB per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that can be processed per second. This figure is worked out by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video 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 that the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number 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 rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.