GeForce GT 445M vs Radeon R6 Carrizo
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R6 Carrizo, 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 GT 445M stacks up against Radeon R6 Carrizo, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R6 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 Radeon R6 Carrizo here:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 445M
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
12-35 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GT 445M has 191% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GT 445M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
GeForce GT 445M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
0−1
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
10−12
medium / 1080p
1−2
2−3
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R6 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
ultra / 1080p
2−3
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
12−14
medium / 1080p
3−4
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Battlefield 5 is 40% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 445M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
low / 768p
110−120
110−120
medium / 768p
80−85
85−90
ultra / 1080p
30−35
35−40
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
9−10
16−18
high / 768p
55−60
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
70−75
75−80
medium / 768p
40−45
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Dota 2 is 11% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
high / 1080p
1−2
1−2
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
8−9
9−10
medium / 1080p
2−3
2−3
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R6 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
QHD / 1440p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
45−50
45−50
medium / 1080p
5−6
8−9
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R6 Carrizo have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
2−3
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
14−16
medium / 1080p
4−5
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Forza Horizon 4 is 33% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
40−45
40−45
high / 1080p
2−3
3−4
ultra / 1080p
−
1−2
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
30−35
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
high / 1080p
0−1
0−1
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
4−5
medium / 1080p
−
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Metro Exodus is 300% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
high / 1080p
55−60
80−85
ultra / 1080p
−
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Minecraft is 20% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
3−4
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
5−6
9−10
medium / 768p
5−6
7−8
high / 1080p
2−3
3−4
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 50% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
medium / 768p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
high / 768p
27−30
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R6 Carrizo in World of Tanks is 2% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 445M
Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture
Fermi
GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name
N11E-GE
Carrizo
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
3 September 2010
4 June 2015
Pipelines
144
384
Core clock speed
1180 MHz
Boost Clock
800 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
10.6 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
339.8 gflops
Memory bus width
192 Bit
64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
60.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
+
DirectX
12 API
DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
144
SLI options
+
Laptop size
large
medium sized
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