GeForce GT 445M vs Radeon R7 M270
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R7 M270, 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 R7 M270, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R7 M270 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R7 M270 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 R7 M270 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 445M
Radeon R7 M270
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
GDDR5
Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GT 445M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GT 445M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R7 M270 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 445M is 355 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270.
GeForce GT 445M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270 - 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
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
1−2
medium / 1080p
1−2
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 445M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 900% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
ultra / 1080p
2−3
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
0−1
medium / 1080p
3−4
−
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
110−120
60−65
medium / 768p
80−85
27−30
ultra / 1080p
30−35
7−8
4K / 2160p
9−10
−
high / 768p
55−60
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 445M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 153% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
12−14
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R7 M270 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
70−75
45−50
medium / 768p
40−45
10−11
ultra / 1080p
16−18
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 445M in Dota 2 is 96% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
1−2
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
8−9
0−1
medium / 1080p
2−3
−
ultra / 1080p
5−6
−
QHD / 1440p
1−2
−
low / 720p
45−50
21−24
medium / 1080p
5−6
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 445M in Fortnite is 113% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
2−3
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
0−1
medium / 1080p
4−5
0−1
low / 768p
40−45
18−20
high / 1080p
2−3
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 445M in Grand Theft Auto V is 131% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
0−1
−
ultra / 1080p
0−1
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
1−2
0−1
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
high / 1080p
55−60
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 445M in Minecraft is 35% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
low / 720p
21−24
8−9
medium / 1080p
14−16
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 445M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 175% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
3−4
0−1
low / 768p
5−6
0−1
medium / 768p
5−6
−
high / 1080p
2−3
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 768p
70−75
45−50
medium / 768p
35−40
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
0−1
high / 768p
27−30
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 445M in World of Tanks is 84% more, than Radeon R7 M270.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 445M
Radeon R7 M270
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
N11E-GE
Opal XT / Mars
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
3 September 2010
7 January 2014
Pipelines
144
384
Core clock speed
1180 MHz
825 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
10.6 billion/sec
19.80
Floating-point performance
339.8 gflops
633.6 gflops
Memory bus width
192 Bit
Memory clock speed
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
60.0 GB/s
28.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 API
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
144
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
SLI options
+
Laptop size
large
medium sized
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
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