GeForce 8800 Ultra vs GeForce GTX 1050

Intro

Compare all that to the GeForce GTX 1050, which comes with a clock frequency of 1354 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1750 MHz. It also features a 128-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 14 nm design. It features 640 SPUs, 40 Texture Address Units, and 32 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050		75 Watts
GeForce 8800 Ultra		171 Watts
	Difference: 96 Watts (128%)

Memory Bandwidth

As far as performance goes, the GeForce GTX 1050 should in theory be a small bit better than the GeForce 8800 Ultra overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
GeForce 8800 Ultra		103680 MB/sec
	Difference: 11008 (11%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 should be a lot (about 38%) more effective at AF than the GeForce 8800 Ultra. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 8800 Ultra		39168 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 14992 (38%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 will be much (approximately 195%) faster with regards to FSAA than the GeForce 8800 Ultra, and also should be able to handle higher screen resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 8800 Ultra		14688 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 28640 (195%)

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 max amount of information (in units of megabytes per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by the speed of its memory. If it uses DDR type memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, 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 are processed in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card can possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs 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 output rate also depends on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the maximum fill rate.