NVS 3100M vs GeForce 945A

Place in performance ranking	608	1187
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code name	GM108	N10M-NS
Market segment	Desktop	Mobile workstation
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Current price	no data	$269

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	16
Core clock speed	1072 MHz	600 MHz
Boost clock speed	1189 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	260 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	14 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.54	4.848
Floating-point performance	903.2 gflops	46.98 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 945A and NVS 3100M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Width	MXM Module	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	GDDR5	GDDR3, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	12.64 GB/s
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

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	5.0	1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 945A 4.80
+806%

NVS 3100M 0.53

GeForce 945A outperforms NVS 3100M by 806% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GeForce 945A 1852
+808%

NVS 3100M 204

GeForce 945A outperforms NVS 3100M by 808% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27−30

+800%

3−4
−800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Hitman 3	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +764%	10−12 −764%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +757%	7−8 −757%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +789%	9−10 −789%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Hitman 3	18−20 +800%	2−3 −800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +764%	10−12 −764%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +757%	7−8 −757%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +789%	9−10 −789%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +764%	10−12 −764%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +757%	7−8 −757%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +789%	9−10 −789%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +775%	4−5 −775%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Hitman 3	50−55 +733%	6−7 −733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30

+800%

3−4
−800%

4K
High Preset

Horizon Zero Dawn

9−10
+800%

1−2

−800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Metro Exodus	35−40 +775%	4−5 −775%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+800%

2−3
−800%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.80	0.53
Recency	13 March 2015	7 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	14 Watt