NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop) vs NVIDIA GeForce 945A

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop) and NVIDIA GeForce 945A videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

NVIDIA GeForce 945A

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 20% higher core clock speed: 1290 MHz vs 1072 MHz
Around 18% higher boost clock speed: 1392 MHz vs 1176 MHz
2.1x more texture fill rate: 58.2 GTexel / s vs 28.22 GTexel / s
Around 67% higher pipelines: 640 vs 384
2.1x better floating-point performance: 1,862 gflops vs 903.2 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
3.9x more memory clock speed: 7008 MHz vs 1800 MHz
2.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5029 vs 1852
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 67.209 vs 28.865
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 799.414 vs 381.898
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.536 vs 1.991
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 223.683 vs 107.63

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 October 2016 vs 13 March 2015
Core clock speed	1290 MHz vs 1072 MHz
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz vs 1176 MHz
Texture fill rate	58.2 GTexel / s vs 28.22 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 384
Floating-point performance	1,862 gflops vs 903.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5029 vs 1852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	67.209 vs 28.865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	799.414 vs 381.898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.536 vs 1.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	223.683 vs 107.63

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 945A

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 716 vs 458
Around 85% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 32359 vs 17470
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.793 vs 30.523

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	716 vs 458
Geekbench - OpenCL	32359 vs 17470
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.793 vs 30.523

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 945A

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5029

1852

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

458

716

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

17470

32359

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

67.209

28.865

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

799.414

381.898

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.536

1.991

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

30.523

30.793

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

223.683

107.63

Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)	NVIDIA GeForce 945A
PassMark - G3D Mark	5029	1852
PassMark - G2D Mark	458	716
Geekbench - OpenCL	17470	32359
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	67.209	28.865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	799.414	381.898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.536	1.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.523	30.793
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	223.683	107.63
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7043
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7043
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	121

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)	NVIDIA GeForce 945A
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	Maxwell
Code name	GP107	GM108
Launch date	25 October 2016	13 March 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$109
Place in performance rating	598	599
Price now	$124.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	56.95
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz	1176 MHz
Core clock speed	1290 MHz	1072 MHz
CUDA cores	640
Floating-point performance	1,862 gflops	903.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C
Pipelines	640	384
Texture fill rate	58.2 GTexel / s	28.22 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	33 Watt
Transistor count	3,300 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	No outputs
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
Height	4.38" (11.1 cm)
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None
Width	2-slot
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	112 GB / s	14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	DDR3
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
GameStream
GPU Boost
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
ShadowWorks
VR Ready