GeForce GT 445M vs Radeon HD 5830

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 5830, 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 Radeon HD 5830, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 445M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GT 445M 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 GT 445M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 445M Radeon HD 5830
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 175 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5830 has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 445M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce GT 445M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • GeForce GT 445M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5830 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 445M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 5830 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 445M is 380 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 5830 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 2750 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 445M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 8−9
ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−11 18−20
medium / 1080p 1−2 10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5830 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce GT 445M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 445M Radeon HD 5830
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 2
Code name N11E-GE Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 September 2010 25 February 2010
Pipelines 144 1120
Core clock speed 1180 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 10.6 billion/sec 44.80
Floating-point performance 339.8 gflops 1,792.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 144
SLI options +
Laptop size large
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