GeForce GT 445M vs Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)

Place in the ranking	837	871
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.76	4.18
Architecture	GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Bristol Ridge	GF106
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	3 September 2010 (14 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	144
Core clock speed	no data	590 MHz
Boost clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12-45 Watt	35 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	14.16
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.3398 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	24
TMUs	no data	24

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	large
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options	-	+

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	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	3 GB
Memory bus width	64/128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	60.0 GB/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 Connectors

no data

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (FL 12_0)	12 API
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.5
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/A
CUDA	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

R5 (Bristol Ridge) 2.43
+15.7%

GT 445M 2.10

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.

R5 (Bristol Ridge) 1720
+49.8%

GT 445M 1148

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

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

900p	21−24 +10.5%	19 −10.5%
Full HD	11 −191%	32 +191%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6

+0%

5−6

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	4 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +2.8%	35−40 −2.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	13 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +2.8%	35−40 −2.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +11.1%	18−20 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +2.8%	35−40 −2.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+50%

4−5

−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

+0%

5−6

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

This is how R5 (Bristol Ridge) and GT 445M compete in popular games:

R5 (Bristol Ridge) is 11% faster in 900p
GT 445M is 191% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R5 (Bristol Ridge) is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R5 (Bristol Ridge) is ahead in 33 tests (61%)
there's a draw in 21 test (39%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.43	2.10
Recency	1 June 2016	3 September 2010
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	35 Watt

R5 (Bristol Ridge) has a 15.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 445M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.