GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB, which has a core clock frequency of 928 MHz and a GDDR5 memory frequency of 1350 MHz. It also makes use of a 128-bit bus, and makes use of a 28 nm design. It is comprised of 768 SPUs, 64 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB		110 Watts
	Difference: 35 Watts (47%)

Memory Bandwidth

In theory, the GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB should be just a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB		86400 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
	Difference: 384 (0%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is a little bit (more or less 13%) faster with regards to anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB		59392 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 7424 (13%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should be a lot (approximately 125%) more effective at AA than the GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB, and should be able to handle higher screen resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB		14848 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 18560 (125%)

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. It's calculated by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR memory, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

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

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics card could possibly write to its local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is worked out by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to reach the max fill rate.