GeForce 9800 GTX vs GeForce GTX 1050 3GB

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB, which has a core clock speed of 1392 MHz and a GDDR5 memory speed of 1750 MHz. It also makes use of a 96-bit memory bus, and makes use of a 14 nm design. It features 768 SPUs, 48 TAUs, and 24 Raster Operation Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		75 Watts
GeForce 9800 GTX		140 Watts
	Difference: 65 Watts (87%)

Memory Bandwidth

Performance-wise, the GeForce GTX 1050 3GB should in theory be quite a bit better than the GeForce 9800 GTX overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		86016 MB/sec
GeForce 9800 GTX		70400 MB/sec
	Difference: 15616 (22%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is much (approximately 55%) more effective at AF than the GeForce 9800 GTX. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		66816 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 9800 GTX		43200 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 23616 (55%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB is quite a bit (about 209%) better at FSAA than the GeForce 9800 GTX, and also able to handle higher resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB		33408 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 9800 GTX		10800 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 22608 (209%)

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 MB per second) that can be transferred across the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the interface width by the speed of its memory. If the card has DDR type memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high 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 of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the video 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 amount of pixels that the graphics card can possibly record to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of colour ROPs by the the core speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the max fill rate.