GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce GTX 1630

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 1630, which makes use of a 12 nm design. nVidia has set the core frequency at 1740 MHz. The GDDR6 memory is set to run at a frequency of 1500 MHz on this card. It features 512 SPUs along with 32 Texture Address Units and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Both cards have the same power consumption.

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 1630 is 14% quicker than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB in general, due to its higher bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1630		98304 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 12288 (14%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be just a bit (approximately 20%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 1630. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 1630		55680 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 11136 (20%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be a bit (approximately 20%) faster with regards to full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 1630, and should be able to handle higher resolutions while still performing well. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 1630		27840 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 5568 (20%)

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 maximum amount of data (measured in MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in a second. It's worked out by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 once again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the bandwidth is, the better 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 number of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied in one second. This is worked out by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on many other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.