Quadro M1000M vs GeForce 945M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 945M with Quadro M1000M, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 945M
2015
2 GB DDR3, 75 Watt
5.46

M1000M outperforms 945M by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking602529
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.75
Power efficiency5.0412.79
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGM107GM107
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date27 October 2015 (9 years ago)18 August 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$200.89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores640512
Core clock speed928 MHz993 MHz
Boost clock speed1020 MHz1072 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate40.8031.78
Floating-point processing power1.306 TFLOPS1.017 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs4032

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 sizedlarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB/4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s80 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
Display Portno data1.2

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+-
3D Vision Prono data+
Mosaicno data+
nView Display Managementno data+
Optimusno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126+
CUDA+5.0

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 945M 5.46
M1000M 7.39
+35.3%

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 945M 2108
M1000M 2853
+35.3%

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.

GeForce 945M 3310
M1000M 4230
+27.8%

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.

GeForce 945M 2850
M1000M 3498
+22.7%

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.

GeForce 945M 19405
M1000M 23422
+20.7%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GeForce 945M 8099
M1000M 8476
+4.7%

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 HD26
−50%
39
+50%
4K10−12
−50%
15
+50%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.15
4Kno data13.39

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−57.1%
21−24
+57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−40%
45−50
+40%
Hitman 3 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−26.5%
40−45
+26.5%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−31.6%
24−27
+31.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−57.1%
21−24
+57.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−40%
45−50
+40%
Hitman 3 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−26.5%
40−45
+26.5%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−31.6%
24−27
+31.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53
−17%
62
+17%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−35.7%
18−20
+35.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−41.7%
16−18
+41.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−40%
45−50
+40%
Hitman 3 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−26.5%
40−45
+26.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−31.6%
24−27
+31.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−22.2%
11
+22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−14.6%
55−60
+14.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−33.3%
20−22
+33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 3−4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Hitman 3 9−10
−22.2%
10−12
+22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−34.3%
45−50
+34.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−30%
12−14
+30%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Hitman 3 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−150%
24−27
+150%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−250%
7
+250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 1−2
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how GeForce 945M and M1000M compete in popular games:

  • M1000M is 50% faster in 1080p
  • M1000M is 50% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the M1000M is 250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • M1000M is ahead in 67 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.46 7.39
Recency 27 October 2015 18 August 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 40 Watt

GeForce 945M has an age advantage of 2 months.

M1000M, on the other hand, has a 35.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro M1000M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 945M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 945M is a notebook graphics card while Quadro M1000M is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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