GeForce 705M vs Radeon R8 M445DX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R8 M445DX and GeForce 705M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R8 M445DX
2016
2.07
+75.4%

R8 M445DX outperforms 705M by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8791065
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data5.39
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameMesoGF119
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)27 September 2013 (11 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 cores32048
Core clock speed780 MHz475 MHz
Boost clock speed1021 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,550 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rate20.423.800
Floating-point processing power0.6534 TFLOPS0.0912 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs208

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared1 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataDDR3
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 2560x1600
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 2560x1600
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-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 API
Shader Model6.05.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

R8 M445DX 2.07
+75.4%
GeForce 705M 1.18

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R8 M445DX 796
+74.9%
GeForce 705M 455

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:

Full HD14
+100%
7−8
−100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+12.5%
30−35
−12.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+12.5%
30−35
−12.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+12.5%
30−35
−12.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how R8 M445DX and GeForce 705M compete in popular games:

  • R8 M445DX is 100% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R8 M445DX is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R8 M445DX is ahead in 44 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.07 1.18
Recency 15 May 2016 27 September 2013
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

R8 M445DX has a 75.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R8 M445DX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 705M in performance tests.


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