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    GeForce GT 445M vs Radeon R9 280

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R9 280, 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 R9 280, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    GeForce GT 445M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 445M Radeon R9 280
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 200 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280 has 471% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 445M.
    • GeForce GT 445M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R9 280 have maximum RAM of 3 GB.
    • GeForce GT 445M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GT 445M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
    • GeForce GT 445M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R9 280 is 1250 MHz.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 10−11 60−65
    medium / 1080p 1−2 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than GeForce GT 445M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 445M Radeon R9 280
    Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
    Code name N11E-GE Tahiti
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 3 September 2010 4 March 2014
    Pipelines 144 1792
    Core clock speed 1180 MHz
    Boost Clock 933 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 10.6 billion/sec 104.5
    Floating-point performance 339.8 gflops 3,344 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 240 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 144
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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