AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri) vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M

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NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M
NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M
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  • Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
  • Core clock speed 590
  • Max video memory 3 GB
  • Memory type GDDR5
  • Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
  • Maximum resolution
AMD Radeon R7 (Kaveri)
Radeon R7 (Kaveri)
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  • Core clock speed 553
  • Max video memory
  • Memory type
  • Memory clock speed
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 135$
Games supported 57%

General info

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

Place in performance rating760856
Value for money0.160.17
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 1.1 (2014)
GPU code nameN11E-GEKaveri
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 September 2010 (12 years old)4 June 2014 (8 years old)
Current price$310 $135
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores144512
CUDA cores144no data
Core clock speed590 MHz553 MHz
Boost clock speedno data686 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate10.6 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance339.8 gflopsno data

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R7 (Kaveri) 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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
SLI options+no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount3 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth60.0 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX12 API12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA+no data

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.

GT 445M 2.13
+36.5%
R7 (Kaveri) 1.56
  • 3DMark Vantage Performance
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU

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: 16%

GT 445M 5249
+17.1%
R7 (Kaveri) 4483

GeForce GT 445M outperforms Radeon R7 (Kaveri) by 17% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GT 445M 1148
R7 (Kaveri) 1734
+51%

Radeon R7 (Kaveri) outperforms GeForce GT 445M by 51% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p19no data
Full HD33
+136%
14
−136%

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 no data
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 0−1 no data
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−60%
8
+60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 no data
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 no data
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 no data
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 no data

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 2.13 1.56
Recency 3 September 2010 4 June 2014
Memory bus width 192 64
Pipelines / CUDA cores 144 512
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

NVIDIA GeForce GT 445M
GeForce GT 445M

since it shows better performance.


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Competitors of GeForce GT 445M by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce GT 445M from AMD is Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 1 position in our rating.

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Competitors of Radeon R7 (Kaveri) by NVIDIA

According to our data, the closest equivalent to Radeon R7 (Kaveri) by NVIDIA is GeForce GT 735M, which is slower by 1% and lower by 5 positions in our rating.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 735M GeForce GT 735M
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Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon R7 (Kaveri):

Radeon R7 (Kaveri) 100
GeForce 910M 95.51

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