GeForce GTX 1050 3GB vs GeForce GTX 750

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 750, which has a GPU core clock speed of 1020 MHz, and 1024 MB of GDDR5 memory set to run at 1250 MHz through a 128-bit bus. It also is comprised of 512 Stream Processors, 32 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 750		55 Watts
GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
	Difference: 20 Watts (36%)

Memory Bandwidth

Theoretically speaking, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB will be 8% quicker than the GeForce GTX 750 overall, due to its greater bandwidth. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 750		80000 MB/sec
	Difference: 6016 (8%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is quite a bit (more or less 105%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 750. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 750		32640 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 34176 (105%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is quite a bit (more or less 105%) better at full screen anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 750, and will be able to handle higher resolutions without losing too much performance. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 750		16320 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 17088 (105%)

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 information (measured in MB per second) that can be transported over the external memory interface in one second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. If the card has DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The higher the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total number of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the 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 number of pixels that the graphics chip could possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is worked out by multiplying the amount of Render Output Units 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 also depends on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.