GeForce GT 745A vs Radeon HD 8770M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 745A and Radeon HD 8770M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 745A and Radeon HD 8770M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Radeon HD 8770M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8770M 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 Radeon HD 8770M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 745A Radeon HD 8770M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 745A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8770M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GT 745A and Radeon HD 8770M have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • GeForce GT 745A is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 8770M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 745A is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 8770M - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 745A is 62 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8770M.
  • GeForce GT 745A and Radeon HD 8770M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8770M is 2700 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 745A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 7−8
ultra / 1080p 0−1 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 16−18
medium / 1080p 4−5 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8770M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than GeForce GT 745A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 745A Radeon HD 8770M
Architecture Kepler GCN
Code name GK107 Mars
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 26 August 2013 16 November 2012
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 837 MHz 775 MHz
Boost Clock 915 MHz 825 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 29.28 19.80
Floating-point performance 642.8 gflops 633.6 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 26 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
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