Quadro CX vs Radeon R8 M445DX

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Quadro CX and Radeon R8 M445DX. 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 Quadro CX and Radeon R8 M445DX. 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 R8 M445DX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R8 M445DX 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 R8 M445DX here:

Main Specs

  Quadro CX Radeon R8 M445DX
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 IGP
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 DDR4/DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Quadro CX is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R8 M445DX uses IGP interface.
  • Quadro CX is used in Desktops, and Radeon R8 M445DX - in Laptops.
  • Quadro CX is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R8 M445DX - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R8 M445DX is 118 MHz higher, than Quadro CX.
  • Quadro CX is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R8 M445DX - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro CX is 667 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M445DX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 0−1
ultra / 1080p 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−12 1−2
medium / 1080p 2−3 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro CX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1000% more, than Radeon R8 M445DX.

Full Specs

  Quadro CX Radeon R8 M445DX
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
Code name GT200B Meso
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 11 November 2008 1 June 2016
Pipelines 192 704
Core clock speed 602 MHz 720 / 1020 MHz
Boost Clock 1021 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 38.53 20.42
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 + 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 933 / 1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 1.3
Laptop size medium sized
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