GeForce 8800 Ultra vs GeForce GTX 1050

Intro

Compare those specifications to the GeForce GTX 1050, which has a core clock speed of 1354 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1750 MHz. It also features a 128-bit bus, and makes use of a 14 nm design. It features 640 SPUs, 40 TAUs, 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 just a bit superior to 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 will be quite a bit (about 38%) more effective at anisotropic filtering 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 is much (approximately 195%) better at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce 8800 Ultra, and also will be able to handle higher resolutions while still performing well. (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: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of data (counted in MB per second) that can be transferred past the external memory interface in a second. It is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory clock speed. In the case of DDR RAM, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total 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 applied per second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels that the graphics chip can possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The figure is calculated by multiplying the number of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also called Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel fill rate is also dependant on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the max fill rate.