945A vs GTX 285

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Combined performance score

GTX 285
3.92

945A outperforms GTX 285 by 22% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking656604
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.64no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGT200BGM108
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 December 2008 (15 years old)13 March 2015 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$359 no data
Current price$98 (0.3x MSRP)no data
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 cores240384
CUDA cores240no data
Core clock speed648 MHz1072 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1189 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Watt33 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate51.8 billion/sec28.54
Floating-point performance708.5 gflops903.2 gflops

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotMXM Module
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data
SLI options+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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1242 MHz5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth159.0 GB/s40.1 GB/s

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 ConnectorsHDTVTwo Dual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)128bitno data

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA+5.0

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.

GTX 285 3.92
GeForce 945A 4.78
+21.9%

945A outperforms GTX 285 by 22% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 285 1519
GeForce 945A 1852
+21.9%

945A outperforms GTX 285 by 22% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

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

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.92 4.78
Recency 23 December 2008 13 March 2015
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 33 Watt

The GeForce 945A is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285 in performance tests.


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