GeForce GT 445M vs Radeon HD 7990

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 7990, 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 7990, 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 7990
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 375 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7990 has 971% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 445M.
  • GeForce GT 445M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7990 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 7990 have maximum RAM of 3 GB.
  • GeForce GT 445M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7990 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 445M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 445M is 230 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7990.
  • GeForce GT 445M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7990 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 4750 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 445M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 10−11 60−65
medium / 1080p 1−2 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than GeForce GT 445M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 445M Radeon HD 7990
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.0
Code name N11E-GE Malta
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 3 September 2010 24 April 2013
Pipelines 144 2048
Core clock speed 1180 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,170 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 10.6 billion/sec 128.0
Floating-point performance 339.8 gflops 2x 4,096 gflops
Length 307 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 288.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 144
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 459 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 44 Mh/s
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