GeForce GT 745M vs ATI FirePro V5700
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 856 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 4.42 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | RV730 | GK107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 8 August 2008 (17 years ago) | 1 April 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 549 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 514 million | 1,270 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 56 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.40 | 17.57 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.448 TFLOPS | 0.4216 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | 64 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Standard memory configuration | no data | DDR3/GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 64 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| eDP 1.2 signal support | no data | Up to 3840x2160 |
| LVDS signal support | no data | Up to 1920x1200 |
| VGA аnalog display support | no data | Up to 2048x1536 |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | no data | Up to 3840x2160 |
| HDMI | - | + |
| HDCP content protection | - | + |
| 7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | - | + |
| TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu-Ray 3D Support | - | + |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | - | + |
| Optimus | - | + |
| 3D Vision / 3DTV Play | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 API |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 August 2008 | 1 April 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 56 Watt | 45 Watt |
GT 745M has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 24.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FirePro V5700 and GeForce GT 745M. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro V5700 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 745M is a notebook one.
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