GMA vs GeForce 945M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 945M and GMA, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 945M
2015
2 GB DDR3, 75 Watt
5.46
+54500%

945M outperforms GMA by a whopping 54500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking6071527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.06no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)PowerVR SGX545 (2008−2010)
GPU code nameGM107Cloverview
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date27 October 2015 (9 years ago)4 May 2010 (14 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 cores640no data
Core clock speed928 MHz533 MHz
Boost clock speed1020 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate40.801.066
Floating-point processing power1.306 TFLOPSno data
ROPs161
TMUs402

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 1.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount2 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed900 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0c
Shader Model5.13.0
OpenGL4.5ES 2.0
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

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 945M 5.46
+54500%
GMA 0.01

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 945M 2108
+105300%
GMA 2

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 HD26-0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 0−1
Hitman 3 10−12 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35 0−1
Metro Exodus 14−16 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 0−1
Hitman 3 10−12 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35 0−1
Metro Exodus 14−16 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 0−1
Hitman 3 10−12 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 0−1
Hitman 3 9−10 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14 0−1
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.46 0.01
Recency 27 October 2015 4 May 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm

GeForce 945M has a 54500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 945M is our recommended choice as it beats the GMA in performance tests.


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