GeForce GT 545 vs Radeon HD 8730M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 545 and Radeon HD 8730M, 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 545 stacks up against Radeon HD 8730M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 545
Radeon HD 8730M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 8730M 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 Radeon HD 8730M here:
Main Specs
| GeForce GT 545 | Radeon HD 8730M | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 2 GB |
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | No outputs |
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- GeForce GT 545 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8730M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
- GeForce GT 545 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
- GeForce GT 545 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8730M - in Laptops.
- GeForce GT 545 is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GT 545 is 70 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
- GeForce GT 545 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8730M - by 28 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8730M is 400 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 545.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 545 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8730M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 11% more, than GeForce GT 545. | ||
| low / 768p | 120−130 | 60−65 |
| medium / 768p | 95−100 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 7−8 |
| QHD / 1440p | 24−27 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 18−20 | − |
| high / 768p | 70−75 | 16−18 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 545 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 200% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 545 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 50−55 | 10−11 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 545 in Dota 2 is 124% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | − |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 2−3 | − |
| low / 720p | 50−55 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 545 in Fortnite is 136% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 18−20 |
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 35−40 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 545 in Grand Theft Auto V is 162% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| medium / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 75−80 |
| high / 1080p | 85−90 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | − |
| medium / 1080p | 90−95 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 545 in Minecraft is 69% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 8−9 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 545 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| low / 768p | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| medium / 768p | 9−10 | − |
| high / 1080p | 4−5 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 768p | 75−80 | 45−50 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| high / 768p | 30−35 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 545 in World of Tanks is 96% more, than Radeon HD 8730M. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GT 545 | Radeon HD 8730M | |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 | GCN |
| Code name | GF116 | Mars |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 May 2011 | 16 November 2012 |
| Pipelines | 144 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 720 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 700 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,170 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 17.28 | 16.80 |
| Floating-point performance | 414.7 gflops | 537.6 gflops |
| Length | 145 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | |
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 35 Mh/s | |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
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