FirePro V5900 vs GeForce 845M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5900 and GeForce 845M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro V5900 and GeForce 845M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 845M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 845M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 845M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce 845M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FirePro V5900 has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce 845M.
  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce 845M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • FirePro V5900 and GeForce 845M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 845M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce 845M - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 845M is 471 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce 845M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro V5900 and GeForce 845M is 2000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 3−4
ultra / 1080p 2−3 1−2
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 14−16
medium / 1080p 7−8 6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than GeForce 845M.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce 845M
Architecture TeraScale 3 Maxwell
Code name Cayman GM108
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 12 March 2014
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 600 MHz 1071 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 37.63
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 883.7 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 2000 - 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 40.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 76 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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