ATI FireMV 2400 PCIe x1 vs GeForce GT 745M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 792 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | R300 (2005−2008) |
| GPU code name | N14P-LP/GS | RV380 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 April 2013 (11 years ago) | 2008 (16 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 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 837 MHz | 250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | 75 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.57 | 1.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4216 gflops | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 32 | 4 |
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 size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x1 |
| Length | no data | 170 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 64 MB |
| Standard memory configuration | DDR3/GDDR5 | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 406 MBps |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 6.496 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 1x VHDCI |
| eDP 1.2 signal support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| LVDS signal support | Up to 1920x1200 | no data |
| VGA аnalog display support | Up to 2048x1536 | no data |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | Up to 3840x2160 | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP content protection | + | - |
| 7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI | + | - |
| TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Blu-Ray 3D Support | + | - |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | - |
| Optimus | + | - |
| 3D Vision / 3DTV Play | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 9.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 20 Watt |
GT 745M has a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
ATI FireMV 2400 PCIe x1, on the other hand, has 125% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 745M and FireMV 2400 PCIe x1. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GT 745M is a notebook card while FireMV 2400 PCIe x1 is a desktop 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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