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    GeForce 845M vs GeForce GTX 480M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 845M and GeForce GTX 480M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 845M stacks up against GeForce GTX 480M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce 845M and GeForce GTX 480M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 845M and GeForce GTX 480M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or GeForce GTX 480M here:

    GeForce 845M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 480M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 845M GeForce GTX 480M
    Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 480M has 122% more power consumption, than GeForce 845M.
    • GeForce 845M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 480M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce 845M and GeForce GTX 480M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 845M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 480M - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce 845M is 221 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M.
    • GeForce 845M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 480M - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 845M is 800 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 10−11
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 14−16 21−24
    medium / 1080p 6−7 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than GeForce 845M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 845M GeForce GTX 480M
    Architecture Maxwell Fermi
    Code name GM108 N11E-GTX-A3
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 25 May 2010
    Pipelines 384 352
    Core clock speed 1071 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1150 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 3,100 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.63 18.7 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 883.7 gflops 598.4 gflops
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 - 5000 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    CUDA + +
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0
    SLI options +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Optimus +
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