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    GeForce 845M vs GeForce GTX 860M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 845M and GeForce GTX 860M. 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 860M. 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 860M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 845M and GeForce GTX 860M 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 860M here:

    GeForce 845M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 860M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 845M GeForce GTX 860M
    Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 860M has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce 845M.
    • GeForce 845M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 860M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 860M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 845M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 845M and GeForce GTX 860M are build with Maxwell architecture.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce 845M is 274 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M.
    • GeForce 845M and GeForce GTX 860M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 3−4 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 14−16 30−35
    medium / 1080p 6−7 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than GeForce 845M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 845M GeForce GTX 860M
    Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
    Code name GM108 N15P-GX
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2014 12 March 2014
    Pipelines 384 640
    Core clock speed 1071 MHz 797 MHz
    Boost Clock 1150 MHz 915 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.63 43.40
    Floating-point performance 883.7 gflops 1,389 gflops
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 - 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 80.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 1152 or 640
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s 163 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus + +
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