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    GeForce 945A vs GeForce GTX 970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 945A and GeForce GTX 970M, 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 945A stacks up against GeForce GTX 970M, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce 945A
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    GeForce GTX 970M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 970M 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 GTX 970M here:

    GeForce GTX 970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 945A GeForce GTX 970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 970M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce GTX 970M has 5 GB more memory, than GeForce 945A.
    • GeForce 945A is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 970M - in Laptops.
    • GeForce 945A and GeForce GTX 970M are build with Maxwell architecture.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce 945A is 148 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.
    • GeForce 945A and GeForce GTX 970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 945A is 2512 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 20−22 60−65
    medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than GeForce 945A.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 945A GeForce GTX 970M
    Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
    Code name GM108 GM204
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 13 March 2015 7 October 2014
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 1072 MHz 924 MHz
    Boost Clock 1189 MHz 1038 MHz
    Transistor count 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.54 83.04
    Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 2,657 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 192 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 120 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA 5.0 +
    CUDA cores 1280
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s 314 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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