FirePro S9150 vs GeForce GT 745A
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 744 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.72 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | Hawaii |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 26 August 2013 (11 years ago) | 7 August 2014 (10 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 cores | 384 | 2816 |
| Core clock speed | 837 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 915 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 6,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 235 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 29.28 | 158.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7027 TFLOPS | 5.069 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 32 | 176 |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Form factor | no data | full height / full length |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.8 GB/s | 320 GB/s |
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 | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 August 2013 | 7 August 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 16 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 235 Watt |
GT 745A has 612.1% lower power consumption.
FirePro S9150, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 745A and FirePro S9150. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 745A is a notebook card while FirePro S9150 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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