GeForce RTX 3060 3840SP vs 945A
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 689 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.21 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | GA106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (10 years ago) | 2021 (4 years ago) |
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 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 1006 MHz | 1627 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1189 MHz | 1852 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 12,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 185 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.54 | 222.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.9132 TFLOPS | 14.22 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| TMUs | 24 | 120 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 120 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 30 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 242 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 12-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 40.1 GB/s | 336.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK 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 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 185 Watt |
GeForce 945A has 460.6% lower power consumption.
RTX 3060 3840SP, on the other hand, has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 945A and GeForce RTX 3060 3840SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 945A is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 3840SP is a desktop one.
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