GeForce RTX 5090 vs 945M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking608not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.00no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGM107GB202
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date27 October 2015 (9 years ago)2025

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 cores64021760
Core clock speed928 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1020 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm0 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt500 Watt
Texture fill rate40.801,714
Floating-point processing power1.306 TFLOPS109.7 TFLOPS
ROPs16192
TMUs40680
Tensor Coresno data680
Ray Tracing Coresno data170

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 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2 GB32 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s1.52 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

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)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+10.1

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 32 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 500 Watt

GeForce 945M has 566.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090, on the other hand, has a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 945M and GeForce RTX 5090. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 945M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5090 is a desktop one.


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