GeForce GT 445M vs Radeon R7 M380
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R7 M380, 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 R7 M380, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R7 M380 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GT 445M and Radeon R7 M380 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 R7 M380 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 445M
Radeon R7 M380
Power consumption (TDP)
35 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
3 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GT 445M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R7 M380 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 R7 M380 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 445M is 265 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M380.
GeForce GT 445M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M380 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 445M is 250 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M380.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
6−7
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
16−18
medium / 1080p
1−2
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
2−3
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
10−11
24−27
medium / 1080p
3−4
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Battlefield 5 is 220% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 445M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p
110−120
130−140
medium / 768p
80−85
100−110
ultra / 1080p
30−35
50−55
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
9−10
27−30
high / 768p
55−60
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 35% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 445M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Radeon R7 M380.
low / 768p
70−75
75−80
medium / 768p
40−45
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Dota 2 is 25% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
high / 1080p
1−2
8−9
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
8−9
18−20
medium / 1080p
2−3
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Far Cry 5 is 200% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−11
QHD / 1440p
1−2
−
low / 720p
45−50
60−65
medium / 1080p
5−6
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Fortnite is 63% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
high / 1080p
2−3
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
24−27
medium / 1080p
4−5
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Forza Horizon 4 is 183% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
40−45
50−55
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
2−3
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Grand Theft Auto V is 45% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
high / 1080p
0−1
4−5
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Metro Exodus is 1200% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
high / 1080p
55−60
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Minecraft is 25% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
3−4
10−12
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 266% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
5−6
24−27
medium / 768p
5−6
16−18
high / 1080p
2−3
9−10
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 325% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
low / 768p
70−75
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
40−45
ultra / 1080p
10−12
18−20
high / 768p
27−30
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M380 in World of Tanks is 24% more, than GeForce GT 445M.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 445M
Radeon R7 M380
Architecture
Fermi
GCN
Code name
N11E-GE
Tropo
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
3 September 2010
7 May 2015
Pipelines
144
640
Core clock speed
1180 MHz
915 MHz
Boost Clock
915 MHz
Transistor count
1,170 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
10.6 billion/sec
36.60
Floating-point performance
339.8 gflops
1,171 gflops
Memory bus width
192 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1250 MHz
1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
60.0 GB/s
32 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 API
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
Not Listed
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
CUDA cores
144
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
SLI options
+
Laptop size
large
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Compute units
10
AppAcceleration
+
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