P106-100 vs GeForce GT 545

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 545 with P106-100, including specs and performance data.

GT 545
2011
1536 MB DDR3, 70 Watt
2.86

P106-100 outperforms GT 545 by a whopping 481% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking782323
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.33no data
Power efficiency2.839.59
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGF116GP106
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date14 May 2011 (13 years ago)19 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

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 cores1441280
Core clock speed720 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1709 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate17.28136.7
Floating-point processing power0.4147 TFLOPS4.375 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs2480

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 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length145 mm250 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin

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 amount1536 MB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s192.2 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGANo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.16.1

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.

GT 545 2.86
P106-100 16.61
+481%

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.

GT 545 1104
P106-100 6408
+480%

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.

GT 545 3673
P106-100 36407
+891%

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 2.86 16.61
Recency 14 May 2011 19 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 120 Watt

GT 545 has 71.4% lower power consumption.

P106-100, on the other hand, has a 480.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

The P106-100 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 545 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 545 is a desktop card while P106-100 is a workstation one.


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