GeForce 945A vs GeForce GTX 1050

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 945A and GeForce GTX 1050. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 945A and GeForce GTX 1050. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  GeForce 945A GeForce GTX 1050
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 1050 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 945A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 945A is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 1050 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 218 MHz higher, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1050 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 1996 MHz higher, than GeForce 945A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 20−22 60−65
medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than GeForce 945A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945A GeForce GTX 1050
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name GM108 N17P-G1
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 March 2015 25 October 2016
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 1290 MHz
Boost Clock 1189 MHz 1392 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 28.54 58.20
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 1,862 gflops
Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 112 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0 +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s 279 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
Width 2-slot
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
SLI -
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