FirePro A320 vs GeForce 845M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 693 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | Trinity GL |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 6 June 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 1071 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | 955 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 1,303 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.63 | 22.92 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.9032 gflops | 0.7334 gflops |
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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | DDR3, GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 - 5000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 40.1 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 March 2014 | 6 June 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 100 Watt |
GeForce 845M has an age advantage of 1 year, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 122.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 845M and FirePro A320. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 845M is a notebook card while FirePro A320 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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