GeForce GTX 1050 mobile vs GeForce GTX 285M SLI

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 285M SLI, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 1050 mobile stacks up against GeForce GTX 285M SLI, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 285M SLI are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 1050 mobile and GeForce GTX 285M SLI 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 GTX 1050 mobile or GeForce GTX 285M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile GeForce GTX 285M SLI
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 285M SLI has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 1050 mobile.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is build with Pascal architecture, and GeForce GTX 285M SLI - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 778 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 285M SLI - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile is 5988 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 14−16
ultra / 1080p 14−16 8−9
QHD / 1440p 8−9 3−4
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 40−45 27−30
medium / 1080p 27−30 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 64% more, than GeForce GTX 285M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 mobile GeForce GTX 285M SLI
Architecture Pascal G9x
Code name GP107B N10E-GTX
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 3 January 2017 2 March 2009
Pipelines 640 256
Core clock speed 1354 MHz 576 MHz
Boost Clock 1493 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million 1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 59.72
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 1020 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Multi monitor support +
HDCP 2.2
Laptop size large large
GameStream +
GPU Boost 3.0
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