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    GeForce 845M vs GeForce GTX 580M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 845M and GeForce GTX 580M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 845M and GeForce GTX 580M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce 845M and GeForce GTX 580M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 845M and GeForce GTX 580M 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 845M or GeForce GTX 580M here:

    GeForce 845M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 580M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 845M GeForce GTX 580M
    Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 580M has 122% more power consumption, than GeForce 845M.
    • GeForce 845M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 580M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce 845M and GeForce GTX 580M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 845M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 580M - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce 845M is 451 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.
    • GeForce 845M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 580M - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 845M is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 580M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
    low / 720p 14−16 24−27
    medium / 1080p 6−7 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 580M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce 845M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 845M GeForce GTX 580M
    Architecture Maxwell Fermi
    Code name GM108 N12E-GTX2
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 28 June 2011
    Pipelines 384 384
    Core clock speed 1071 MHz 620 MHz
    Boost Clock 1150 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 1,950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.63 39.7 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 883.7 gflops 952.3 gflops
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 - 5000 MHz 1500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 96.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 384
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0
    SLI options +
    3D Blu-Ray +
    3D Gaming +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s 40 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Optimus + +
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