NVIDIA GeForce 945M vs NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 945M and NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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), 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).

NVIDIA GeForce 945M

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 945M

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
4x more pipelines: 512 vs 128
2x better floating-point performance: 953.9 gflops vs 470.0 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 141 Watt
4x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 512 MB
Around 64% higher memory clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 1100 MHz
4.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2108 vs 507
2.9x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 255 vs 88
Around 99% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 31.027 vs 15.56
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3343 vs 3309
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3343 vs 3309

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 October 2015 vs 16 January 2009
Pipelines	512 vs 128
Floating-point performance	953.9 gflops vs 470.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 141 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 512 MB
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2108 vs 507
PassMark - G2D Mark	255 vs 88
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	31.027 vs 15.56
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3343 vs 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3343 vs 3309

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+

Around 78% higher core clock speed: 1836 MHz vs 1029 MHz
Around 58% higher texture fill rate: 47.2 billion / sec vs 29.81 GTexel / s
Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 54.055 vs 28.633
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.986 vs 1.988
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 108.412 vs 107.094

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1836 MHz vs 1029 MHz
Texture fill rate	47.2 billion / sec vs 29.81 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	54.055 vs 28.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.986 vs 1.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	108.412 vs 107.094

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 945M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2108

507

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

255

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

28.633

54.055

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.988

4.986

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

31.027

15.56

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

107.094

108.412

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3343

3309

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3343

3309

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 945M	NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
PassMark - G3D Mark	2108	507
PassMark - G2D Mark	255	88
Geekbench - OpenCL	8099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	28.633	54.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	380.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.988	4.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	31.027	15.56
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	107.094	108.412
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2961
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3343	3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2961
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3343	3309

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 945M	NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	Tesla
Code name	GM107	G92B
Launch date	27 October 2015	16 January 2009
Place in performance rating	952	1307
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1085 MHz
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	1836 MHz
Floating-point performance	953.9 gflops	470.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	512	128
Texture fill rate	29.81 GTexel / s	47.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	141 Watt
Transistor count	1,870 million	754 million
CUDA cores		128
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVDual Link DVI
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (26.7 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.5	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB / s	70.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1100 MHz
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Technologies
CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus
3D Vision
SLI