GeForce GT 445M vs GeForce GTX 850M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 445M and GeForce GTX 850M. 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 GeForce GT 445M and GeForce GTX 850M. 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.
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GeForce GT 445M and GeForce GTX 850M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GT 445M and GeForce GTX 850M 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 GT 445M or GeForce GTX 850M here:

GeForce GT 445M Laptops
GeForce GTX 850M Laptops

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 445M GeForce GTX 850M
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 850M has 28% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 445M.
  • GeForce GT 445M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 850M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 850M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 445M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 445M is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce GTX 850M - with Maxwell.
  • GeForce GT 445M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 850M - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
ultra / 1080p 0−1 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
low / 720p 10−11 27−30
medium / 1080p 1−2 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than GeForce GT 445M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 445M GeForce GTX 850M
Architecture Fermi Maxwell
Code name N11E-GE N15P-GT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 3 September 2010 12 March 2014
Pipelines 144 640
Core clock speed 1180 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 10.6 billion/sec 36.08
Floating-point performance 339.8 gflops 1,155 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 80.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 144 640
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options + +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 153 Mh/s
Laptop size large medium sized
Standard memory configuration DDR3 or GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 1.8 Mh/s
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