NVIDIA GeForce 945A vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 945A and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 945A

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher core clock speed: 1072 MHz vs 980 MHz
  • Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1176 MHz vs 1033 MHz
  • 5.2x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 170 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 32359 vs 14307
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 107.63 vs 84.186
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 716 vs 528
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 March 2015 vs 25 June 2013
Core clock speed 1072 MHz vs 980 MHz
Boost clock speed 1176 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt vs 170 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 32359 vs 14307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 107.63 vs 84.186
PassMark - G2D Mark 716 vs 528

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

  • 3.3x more texture fill rate: 94.1 billion / sec vs 28.22 GTexel / s
  • 3x more pipelines: 1152 vs 384
  • 2.6x better floating-point performance: 2,378 gflops vs 903.2 gflops
  • 3.3x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 37.505 vs 28.865
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 864.402 vs 381.898
  • Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.09 vs 1.991
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 40.457 vs 30.793
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4793 vs 1852
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 94.1 billion / sec vs 28.22 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1152 vs 384
Floating-point performance 2,378 gflops vs 903.2 gflops
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 37.505 vs 28.865
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 864.402 vs 381.898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.09 vs 1.991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 40.457 vs 30.793
PassMark - G3D Mark 4793 vs 1852

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 945A
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
32359
14307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.865
37.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
381.898
864.402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.991
3.09
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.793
40.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
107.63
84.186
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
716
528
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1852
4793
Name NVIDIA GeForce 945A NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Geekbench - OpenCL 32359 14307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.865 37.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 381.898 864.402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.991 3.09
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.793 40.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 107.63 84.186
PassMark - G2D Mark 716 528
PassMark - G3D Mark 1852 4793
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6927
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6927
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1661

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 945A NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM108 GK104
Launch date 13 March 2015 25 June 2013
Place in performance rating 603 604
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $249
Price now $249.99
Value for money (0-100) 23.69

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1176 MHz 1033 MHz
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 980 MHz
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 2,378 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 1152
Texture fill rate 28.22 GTexel / s 94.1 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt 170 Watt
CUDA cores 1152
Maximum GPU temperature 97 °C
Transistor count 3,540 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Minimum recommended system power 500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 192.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
Blu Ray 3D
CUDA
FXAA
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
PhysX
SLI
TXAA