GeForce 845M vs Quadro K1000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 845M and Quadro K1000M, 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 845M stacks up against Quadro K1000M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 845M and Quadro K1000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 845M and Quadro K1000M 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 Quadro K1000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 845M Quadro K1000M
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 45 Watt.
  • GeForce 845M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro K1000M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 845M and Quadro K1000M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce 845M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K1000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 845M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K1000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 845M is 221 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.
  • GeForce 845M and Quadro K1000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 845M is 200 MHz higher, than Quadro K1000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 0−1
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 1−2
medium / 1080p 6−7 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 845M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than Quadro K1000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 845M Quadro K1000M
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM108 N14P-Q1
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 12 March 2014 1 June 2012
Pipelines 384 192
Core clock speed 1071 MHz 850 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.63 13.60
Floating-point performance 883.7 gflops 326.4 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 - 5000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s 10 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Optimus + +
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