GeForce 945M vs GeForce GTX 1050 mobile

In this comparison between GeForce 945M and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 945M will be the best choice, for others GeForce GTX 1050 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 945M and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 945M and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or GeForce GTX 1050 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 945M GeForce GTX 1050 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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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 mobile uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 945M and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 945M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 426 MHz higher, than GeForce 945M.
  • GeForce 945M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1050 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 5008 MHz higher, than GeForce 945M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 21−24
ultra / 1080p 6−7 14−16
QHD / 1440p 1−2 8−9
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 24−27 40−45
medium / 1080p 12−14 27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 109% more, than GeForce 945M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945M GeForce GTX 1050 mobile
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name GM107 GP107B
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2015 3 January 2017
Pipelines 512 640
Core clock speed 928 MHz 1354 MHz
Boost Clock 1045 MHz 1493 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 40.80 59.72
Floating-point performance 953.9 gflops
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 +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus +
GameStream +
GPU Boost 2.0 3.0
GameWorks +
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