GeForce 945A vs Quadro K3100M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 945A and Quadro K3100M, 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 Quadro K3100M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K3100M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K3100M 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 Quadro K3100M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 945A Quadro K3100M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro K3100M has 127% more power consumption, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro K3100M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro K3100M has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is used in Desktops, and Quadro K3100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce 945A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K3100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 945A is 366 MHz higher, than Quadro K3100M.
  • GeForce 945A and Quadro K3100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 945A is 1812 MHz higher, than Quadro K3100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 10−12
ultra / 1080p 5−6 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 20−22 24−27
medium / 1080p 10−12 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K3100M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than GeForce 945A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945A Quadro K3100M
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM108 N15E-Q1-A2
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 13 March 2015 23 July 2013
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 706 MHz
Boost Clock 1189 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.54 45.18
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 1,084 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s 44 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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