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    GeForce GT 445M vs Radeon HD 8970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 8970M, 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 8970M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GT 445M and Radeon HD 8970M 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 GT 445M or Radeon HD 8970M here:

    GeForce GT 445M Laptops
    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GT 445M Radeon HD 8970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 8970M has 185% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 445M.
    • GeForce GT 445M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8970M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon HD 8970M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 445M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GT 445M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 445M is 330 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • GeForce GT 445M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8970M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8970M is 3550 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 445M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 10−11 35−40
    medium / 1080p 1−2 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 416% more, than GeForce GT 445M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GT 445M Radeon HD 8970M
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N11E-GE Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 3 September 2010 15 May 2013
    Pipelines 144 1280
    Core clock speed 1180 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,170 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 10.6 billion/sec 72.00
    Floating-point performance 339.8 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 60.0 GB/s 153.6 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) 273 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
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