GeForce 8800 GTX vs GeForce GT 445M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 8800 GTX and GeForce GT 445M, 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 8800 GTX stacks up against GeForce GT 445M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 445M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 445M 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 GT 445M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX GeForce GT 445M
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 35 Watt
Interface PCIe 1.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 342% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 445M.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and GeForce GT 445M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX has 765 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 445M.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is used in Desktops, and GeForce GT 445M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and GeForce GT 445M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 445M is 604 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
  • GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and GeForce GT 445M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 445M is 350 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 10−11
medium / 1080p 0−1 1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 445M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 900% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 8800 GTX GeForce GT 445M
Architecture Tesla Fermi
Code name G80 N11E-GE
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 8 November 2006 3 September 2010
Pipelines 128 144
Core clock speed 576 MHz 1180 MHz
Transistor count 681 million 1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology 90 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec 10.6 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 345.6 gflops 339.8 gflops
Length 270 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 900 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 60.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 API
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 575 144
SLI options + +
Laptop size large
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