GeForce 8800M GTX SLI vs 945M

Place in performance ranking	572	850
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	2.59	0.31
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code name	GM107	NB8E-GTX
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2015 (9 years old)	19 November 2007 (16 years old)
Current price	$163	$149

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce 945M has 735% better value for money than 8800M GTX SLI.

Technical specs

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	512	192
Core clock speed	928 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1045 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	40.80	no data
Floating-point performance	953.9 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce 945M and GeForce 8800M GTX SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop size	medium sized	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	28.8 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	-

Video outputs and ports

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 data

Technologies

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

GPU Boost	2.0	no data
Optimus	+	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	no data
CUDA	+	no data

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 945M 5.44
+175%

8800M GTX SLI 1.98

945M outperforms 8800M GTX SLI by 175% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GeForce 945M 13507
+114%

8800M GTX SLI 6326

945M outperforms 8800M GTX SLI by 114% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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

27
+200%

9−10

−200%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+80%

5−6

−80%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Hitman 3	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Hitman 3	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 +240%	5−6 −240%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 +80%	5−6 −80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Hitman 3	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	4−5	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Hitman 3	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

This is how GeForce 945M and 8800M GTX SLI compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

GeForce 945M is 200% faster than 8800M GTX SLI

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

in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 945M is 1100% faster than the 8800M GTX SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GeForce 945M surpassed 8800M GTX SLI in all 47 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	5.44	1.98
Recency	12 March 2015	19 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	130 Watt