GeForce 830A vs 945A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 945A and GeForce 830A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 945A
2015
1 GB GDDR5, 33 Watt
4.81
+56.2%

945A outperforms 830A by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking641765
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency9.996.40
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGM108GM108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)22 July 2014 (10 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 cores384256
Core clock speed1006 MHz1082 MHz
Boost clock speed1189 MHz1150 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rate28.5418.40
Floating-point processing power0.9132 TFLOPS0.5888 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2416

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s14.4 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA5.05.0

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 945A 4.81
+56.2%
GeForce 830A 3.08

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 945A 1852
+56%
GeForce 830A 1187

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.81 3.08
Recency 13 March 2015 22 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB

GeForce 945A has a 56.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.

GeForce 830A, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce 945A is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 830A in performance tests.


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