A800 PCIe 80 GB vs GeForce 945M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking602not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.25no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM107GA100
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date27 October 2015 (9 years ago)8 November 2022 (1 year 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 cores6406912
Core clock speed928 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed1020 MHz1410 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million54,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate40.80609.1
Floating-point processing power1.306 TFLOPS19.49 TFLOPS
ROPs16160
TMUs40432
Tensor Coresno data432

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone8-pin EPS

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 typeDDR3HBM2e
Maximum RAM amount2 GB80 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit5120 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1512 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s1,935 GB/s
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)N/A
Shader Model5.1N/A
OpenGL4.5N/A
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+8.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 October 2015 8 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 80 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt

GeForce 945M has 233.3% lower power consumption.

A800 PCIe 80 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 3900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 945M and A800 PCIe 80 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 945M is a notebook card while A800 PCIe 80 GB is a workstation one.


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