GeForce GT 445M vs Quadro 5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 445M and Quadro 5000M, 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 Quadro 5000M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 445M and Quadro 5000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GT 445M and Quadro 5000M 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 GT 445M or Quadro 5000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 445M Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 5000M has 185% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 445M.
  • GeForce GT 445M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 5000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GT 445M has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce GT 445M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GT 445M and Quadro 5000M are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 445M is 775 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce GT 445M and Quadro 5000M are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 445M is 50 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−11
ultra / 1080p 0−1 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−11 21−24
medium / 1080p 1−2 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than GeForce GT 445M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 445M Quadro 5000M
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name N11E-GE Fermi
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 3 September 2010 27 July 2010
Pipelines 144 320
Core clock speed 1180 MHz 405 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 10.6 billion/sec 16.20
Floating-point performance 339.8 gflops 518.4 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 144
SLI options +
Laptop size large large
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