GeForce RTX 5090 vs 845M

Place in the ranking	702	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	59
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.28
Power efficiency	8.26	12.54
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GM108	GB202
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	26 August 2015 (9 years ago)	30 January 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	384	21760
Core clock speed	1071 MHz	2017 MHz
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	2407 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	575 Watt
Texture fill rate	37.63	1,637
Floating-point processing power	0.9032 TFLOPS	104.8 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	176
TMUs	32	680
Tensor Cores	no data	680
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	170

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 5.0 x16
Length	no data	304 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR5	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	1.79 TB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+

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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.4
CUDA	+	10.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 845M 3.78

RTX 5090 100.00
+2546%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 845M 1524

RTX 5090 40367
+2549%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	21 −886%	207 +886%
1440p	6−7 −2967%	184 +2967%
4K	5−6 −2720%	141 +2720%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	9.66
1440p	no data	10.86
4K	no data	14.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1830%	190−200 +1830%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −2456%	230−240 +2456%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −964%	110−120 +964%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1830%	190−200 +1830%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −2456%	230−240 +2456%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −2400%	450−500 +2400%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 −3683%	220−230 +3683%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −1700%	160−170 +1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −1100%	150−160 +1100%
Valorant	9−10 −5489%	500−550 +5489%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −964%	110−120 +964%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1830%	190−200 +1830%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −2456%	230−240 +2456%
Dota 2	12−14 −1350%	170−180 +1350%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −657%	159 +657%
Fortnite	21−24 −1239%	300−350 +1239%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −2400%	450−500 +2400%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 −3683%	220−230 +3683%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −2400%	300−310 +2400%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −1700%	160−170 +1700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −514%	210−220 +514%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −1100%	150−160 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 −988%	170−180 +988%
Valorant	9−10 −5489%	500−550 +5489%
World of Tanks	65−70 −316%	270−280 +316%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −964%	110−120 +964%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1920%	202 +1920%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −2456%	230−240 +2456%
Dota 2	12−14 −2400%	300−310 +2400%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −638%	150−160 +638%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −2400%	450−500 +2400%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 −3683%	220−230 +3683%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −514%	210−220 +514%
Valorant	9−10 −5489%	500−550 +5489%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 −5133%	150−160 +5133%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −2400%	75−80 +2400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −2493%	700−750 +2493%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −3000%	90−95 +3000%
World of Tanks	27−30 −1743%	500−550 +1743%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1640%	85−90 +1640%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −2400%	100−105 +2400%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1678%	160−170 +1678%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −2500%	130−140 +2500%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 −3380%	170−180 +3380%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −14200%	140−150 +14200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −2471%	180−190 +2471%
Valorant	12−14 −3350%	400−450 +3350%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1640%	174 +1640%
Dota 2	16−18 −1038%	180−190 +1038%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −2400%	400−450 +2400%
Metro Exodus	0−1	167
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −1800%	200−210 +1800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −3100%	60−65 +3100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −2400%	400−450 +2400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −2933%	90−95 +2933%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −450%	55 +450%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2400%	50−55 +2400%
Dota 2	16−18 −2400%	400−450 +2400%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −2525%	100−110 +2525%
Fortnite	3−4 −3100%	95−100 +3100%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −2400%	50−55 +2400%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −5500%	110−120 +5500%
Valorant	4−5 −5975%	240−250 +5975%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2

183

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183

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This is how GeForce 845M and RTX 5090 compete in popular games:

RTX 5090 is 886% faster in 1080p
RTX 5090 is 2967% faster in 1440p
RTX 5090 is 2720% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5090 is 14200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5090 is ahead in 43 tests (98%)
there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.78	100.00
Recency	26 August 2015	30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	575 Watt

GeForce 845M has 1177.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 2545.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 845M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 845M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.