GeForce 9800 GX2 vs GeForce RTX 3050

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce RTX 3050, which features a core clock frequency of 1552 MHz and a GDDR6 memory speed of 1750 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit bus, and makes use of a 8 nm design. It is made up of 2560 SPUs, 80 TAUs, and 32 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce RTX 3050		130 Watts
GeForce 9800 GX2		197 Watts
	Difference: 67 Watts (52%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce RTX 3050 should theoretically perform much faster than the GeForce 9800 GX2 in general. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3050		229376 MB/sec
GeForce 9800 GX2		128000 MB/sec
	Difference: 101376 (79%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3050 should be a lot (more or less 62%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce 9800 GX2. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3050		124160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9800 GX2		76800 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 47360 (62%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce RTX 3050 is a lot (about 159%) better at AA than the GeForce 9800 GX2, and will be capable of handling higher screen resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce RTX 3050		49664 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9800 GX2		19200 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 30464 (159%)

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.

One or more cards in this comparison are multi-core. This means that their bandwidth, texel and pixel rates are theoretically doubled - this does not mean the card will actually perform twice as fast, but only that it should in theory be able to. Actual game benchmarks will give a more accurate idea of what it's capable of.

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Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the largest amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface in one second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels that the graphics chip could possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel fill rate also depends on lots of other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.