GeForce 945A vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 945A and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q. 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 Ti Max Q. 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.

GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 945A GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q
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 No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 945A is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q - with Pascal.
  • GeForce 945A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q is 1988 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 Ti Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than GeForce 945A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945A GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max Q
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name GM108 N17P-G1 Max-Q
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 3 January 2018
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 1072 MHz
Boost Clock 1189 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 28.54 68.02
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 2,177 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 112.1 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 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0 6.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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