HD Graphics 405 vs GeForce 845M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 845M and HD Graphics 405, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
845M outperforms HD Graphics 405 by a whopping 437% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 705 | 1172 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.29 | 8.49 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 August 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 1071 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1176 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.63 | 9.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.9032 TFLOPS | 0.1536 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 2 |
| TMUs | 32 | 16 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | Ring Bus |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 40.1 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | + |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 21
+40%
| 15
−40%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| Valorant | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
+1050%
|
2−3
−1050%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+250%
|
10−11
−250%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16
+167%
|
6−7
−167%
|
| Valorant | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| World of Tanks | 65−70
+253%
|
18−20
−253%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+500%
|
2−3
−500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+133%
|
9−10
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+250%
|
10−11
−250%
|
| Valorant | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+575%
|
4−5
−575%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| World of Tanks | 27−30
+833%
|
3−4
−833%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
+450%
|
2−3
−450%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
This is how GeForce 845M and HD Graphics 405 compete in popular games:
- GeForce 845M is 40% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce 845M is 1050% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GeForce 845M is ahead in 33 tests (97%)
- there's a draw in 1 test (3%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.81 | 0.71 |
| Recency | 26 August 2015 | 1 April 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 6 Watt |
GeForce 845M has a 436.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 months.
HD Graphics 405, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.
The GeForce 845M is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 405 in performance tests.
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