GeForce 945M vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 945M and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. 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 945M and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. 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 945M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 945M 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 945M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 945M GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • GeForce 945M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 945M and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce 945M is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 945M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 363 MHz higher, than GeForce 945M.
  • GeForce 945M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 5008 MHz higher, than GeForce 945M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
QHD / 1440p 1−2 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 24−27 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than GeForce 945M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945M GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name GM107 N17P-G1
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 25 October 2016
Pipelines 512 768
Core clock speed 928 MHz 1291 MHz
Boost Clock 1045 MHz 1392 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 40.80 66.82
Floating-point performance 953.9 gflops 2,138 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 7008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 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 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA + +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s 326 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.01 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.62 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 156.48 Sol/s
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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