GeForce GT 445M vs Radeon R9 380

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R9 380, 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 380, 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 GT 445M Radeon R9 380
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 190 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 380 has 442% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 445M.
  • GeForce GT 445M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 380 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 445M.
  • GeForce GT 445M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 445M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 380 - with GCN.
  • GeForce GT 445M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 380 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 445M is 280 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380.

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 380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than GeForce GT 445M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 445M Radeon R9 380
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name N11E-GE Tonga Pro
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 September 2010 26 June 2015
Pipelines 144 1792
Core clock speed 1180 MHz
Boost Clock 970 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 10.6 billion/sec 108.6
Floating-point performance 339.8 gflops 3,476 gflops
Length 221 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 970 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 144
Bus support PCIe 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 404 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Mantle +
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
Number of Eyefinity displays 6
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
VCE +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.66 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 18 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 168.45 Sol/s
Compute units 28
Form factor full height / full length / dual slot
High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
LiquidVR +
FRTC +
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