NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Comparison

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti than the NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M in the database?

A: The head-to-head benchmark results show the GTX 1050 Ti scoring 18,129 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 401.4% higher than the GT 735M's 3,616. The GTX 1050 Ti wins the only shared test.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each GPU, and how do they rank against all GPUs?

A: The GTX 1050 Ti has an average benchmark score of 4,193, placing it in the 25th percentile of all GPUs. The GT 735M has an average score of 3,616, placing it in the 21st percentile.

Q: What are the closest rivals to the GTX 1050 Ti based on average score?

A: Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon R5 M330 (average 4,170, 0.6% behind), NVIDIA Quadro K2100M (average 4,151, 1% behind), NVIDIA Quadro K3000M (average 4,241, 1.1% ahead), and AMD Radeon Vega 3 (average 4,268, 1.8% ahead).

Q: Which GPU has a higher memory bandwidth?

A: The GTX 1050 Ti offers 112.1 GB/s of memory bandwidth, while the GT 735M provides only 14.40 GB/s. This is a substantial difference driven by memory type and bus width.

Q: What is the difference in transistor density between the two architectures?

A: The GTX 1050 Ti uses a 14 nm process from Samsung, achieving a density of 25.0M transistors per mm². The GT 735M uses a 28 nm process from TSMC, with a density of 11.7M transistors per mm².

Q: What are the power requirements for each card?

A: The GTX 1050 Ti has a TDP of 75 W and a suggested PSU of 250 W. The GT 735M has a TDP of 33 W and no suggested PSU listed, reflecting its integrated-class design.

Architecture Differences

The two NVIDIA parts belong to different architectural generations and process nodes. The GTX 1050 Ti is built on the Pascal architecture using the GP107 chip, fabricated by Samsung on a 14 nm process. The GT 735M uses the older Kepler 2.0 architecture with the GK208 chip, built by TSMC on a 28 nm process. This node difference is significant: the GTX 1050 Ti packs 3,300 million transistors into a 132 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 25.0M per mm², while the GT 735M has 1,020 million transistors on an 87 mm² die at 11.7M per mm².

The memory subsystems are fundamentally different. The GTX 1050 Ti has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 128 bit bus, delivering 112.1 GB/s bandwidth. The GT 735M has 2 GB of DDR3 memory on a 64 bit bus, capped at 14.40 GB/s. This nearly eightfold bandwidth advantage for the GTX 1050 Ti matters greatly for texture-heavy workloads and higher resolutions.

The compute resources also diverge. The GTX 1050 Ti features 768 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. The GT 735M has 384 shading units, 32 TMUs, and only 8 ROPs. The pixel rate tells the story: 44.54 GPixel/s for the GTX 1050 Ti versus 5.024 GPixel/s for the GT 735M. Texture rate is similarly lopsided at 66.82 GTexel/s versus 20.10 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 2.138 TFLOPS against 482.3 GFLOPS.

Clock speeds reflect different design targets. The GTX 1050 Ti runs at a base of 1291 MHz with a boost of 1392 MHz, while the GT 735M operates at 575 MHz base and 628 MHz boost. The GTX 1050 Ti also has a much faster memory clock at 1752 MHz (7 Gbps effective) versus 900 MHz (1800 Mbps effective) for the GT 735M.

Feature support differs as well. The GTX 1050 Ti supports DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The GT 735M supports DirectX 12 (11_0), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.2.175. The GTX 1050 Ti also has a PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, while the GT 735M is limited to PCIe 3.0 x8. The GTX 1050 Ti is a dual-slot card with discrete display outputs (DVI, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4a), whereas the GT 735M is an IGP form factor with portable-device-dependent outputs.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains a single shared benchmark between these two GPUs: Geekbench OpenCL. The GTX 1050 Ti scores 18,129, while the GT 735M scores 3,616. The delta is 401.4% in favor of the GTX 1050 Ti. This is not a marginal win; it is a fivefold performance gap in raw compute throughput.

To contextualize the GTX 1050 Ti's score, its average benchmark score of 4,193 places it just above the AMD Radeon R5 M330 (4,170) and NVIDIA Quadro K2100M (4,151), and just below the NVIDIA Quadro K3000M (4,241) and AMD Radeon Vega 3 (4,268). The deltas are small, within 1.8%, indicating that the GTX 1050 Ti sits in a tightly competitive cluster for its average performance.

For the GT 735M, its average score of 3,616 is nearly identical to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (3,629, only 0.3% ahead), the NVIDIA RTX 5000 Mobile Ada Generation (3,596, 0.6% behind), the NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 (3,594, 0.6% behind), and the AMD Radeon HD 6770 (3,649, 0.9% ahead). This suggests the GT 735M is a low-end part that sits at the very bottom of the desktop GPU hierarchy, despite the odd inclusion of a modern mobile RTX part in its rival list.

The discrepancy between the Geekbench OpenCL score (18,129) and the average benchmark score (4,193) for the GTX 1050 Ti is notable. The OpenCL test is a compute-heavy workload, and the GTX 1050 Ti excels there. Other tests in its benchmark suite, such as Passmark G3D (6,340) and Passmark GPU Compute (2,652), show more moderate results. The GT 735M only has the Geekbench OpenCL result recorded, so its average aligns exactly with that score.

The Verdict

The recorded data points to a clear hierarchy. The GTX 1050 Ti outperforms the GT 735M by 401.4% in the only directly comparable benchmark, and it holds a higher average score (4,193 vs 3,616) and a higher percentile ranking (25th vs 21st). The architectural gap, from 28 nm Kepler to 14 nm Pascal, combined with a wider memory bus and faster memory, explains this decisive margin.

For users choosing between these two, the GTX 1050 Ti is the obvious pick for any workload that relies on GPU compute, pixel throughput, or texture processing. Its 2.138 TFLOPS FP32 performance, 44.54 GPixel/s pixel rate, and 112.1 GB/s bandwidth make it a capable discrete GPU for gaming and general-purpose compute. The GT 735M, with its 482.3 GFLOPS, 5.024 GPixel/s, and 14.40 GB/s, is a legacy low-power part suited only to the lightest graphical tasks.

The GT 735M does have one advantage in the data: power consumption. Its 33 W TDP is less than half of the GTX 1050 Ti's 75 W. For systems with severe power or thermal constraints, the GT 735M could be the only option. But the performance sacrifice is enormous, and the GTX 1050 Ti's 75 W TDP is still modest for a discrete card, with no external power connectors required.

The GTX 1050 Ti's launch MSRP was 139 USD. It is end-of-life, as is the GT 735M, but the former remains relevant as an entry-level discrete GPU, while the latter is best relegated to historical comparison.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | Pascal | Kepler 2.0 |

| Process Node | 14 nm | 28 nm |

| Foundry | Samsung | TSMC |

| Transistors | 3,300 million | 1,020 million |

| Die Size | 132 mm² | 87 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 25.0M / mm² | 11.7M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1291 MHz | 575 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1392 MHz | 628 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1752 MHz (7 Gbps effective) | 900 MHz (1800 Mbps effective) |

| Memory Size | 4 GB | 2 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR5 | DDR3 |

| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit | 64 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 112.1 GB/s | 14.40 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 768 | 384 |

| TMUs | 48 | 32 |

| ROPs | 32 | 8 |

| Pixel Rate | 44.54 GPixel/s | 5.024 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 66.82 GTexel/s | 20.10 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 2.138 TFLOPS | 482.3 GFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | 33.41 GFLOPS (1:64) | null |

| TDP | 75 W | 33 W |

| Slot Width | Dual-slot | IGP |

| Suggested PSU | 250 W | null |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |

| Display Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a | Portable Device Dependent |

| DirectX Support | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |

| Vulkan Support | 1.4 | 1.2.175 |

| Dimensions | 145 mm (5.7 inches) length, 111 mm (4.4 inches) height | null |

Where Each One Wins

The GTX 1050 Ti wins in every measured benchmark and every compute-related specification. The only shared test, Geekbench OpenCL, goes to the GTX 1050 Ti by 401.4%. Its average benchmark score is 577 points higher, and its percentile rank is 4 points higher. It also wins on all raw throughput metrics: FP32, pixel rate, texture rate, and memory bandwidth. For gaming, higher resolution textures, or any GPU-accelerated compute, the GTX 1050 Ti is the only viable choice from this pair.

The GT 735M has no benchmark victories in the database. Its sole recorded score, Geekbench OpenCL at 3,616, is the lowest among all scores for both cards. Its only advantage is power draw: 33 W versus 75 W. This could matter for laptops or compact systems where thermal headroom is minimal and battery life is prioritized over performance. Its IGP form factor also means it requires no separate slot or power connectors, which simplifies integration. The GT 735M also has a smaller die (87 mm² vs 132 mm²) and fewer transistors, which historically implies lower manufacturing cost, but the GTX 1050 Ti's 139 USD launch MSRP shows that even at its debut, the GTX 1050 Ti was positioned as an entry-level part.

The database shows the GT 735M as a legacy component from 2013, with a successor that was already the GeForce 800M series. The GTX 1050 Ti, released later, belongs to the GeForce 10 generation. For any modern workload, the GTX 1050 Ti is the clear winner. For ultra-low-power embedded or portable designs where raw performance is secondary, the GT 735M's 33 W TDP is its only relevant feature.