Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU vs GeForce GT 645 OEM

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)no data
GPU code nameGF114no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date24 April 2012 (12 years ago)17 January 2023 (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 cores28816
Core clock speed776 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,950 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)102 Wattno data
Texture fill rate37.25no data
Floating-point processing power0.894 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs48no data

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data

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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed957 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth91.87 GB/sno 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMIno data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA2.1-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 April 2012 17 January 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU has an age advantage of 10 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GT 645 OEM and Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GT 645 OEM is a desktop card while Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU is a notebook one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GT 645 OEM
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