GeForce GT 545 vs Radeon RX Vega 10

Place in the ranking	682	789
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.40
Power efficiency	28.99	2.80
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Raven	GF116
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	8 January 2019 (5 years ago)	14 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	640	144
Core clock speed	300 MHz	720 MHz
Boost clock speed	1301 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,940 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	52.04	17.28
Floating-point processing power	1.665 TFLOPS	0.4147 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	40	24

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).

Interface	IGP	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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 type	System Shared	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	1536 MB
Memory bus width	System Shared	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	38.4 GB/s
Shared memory	+	no data

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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	-	2.1

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.

RX Vega 10 4.23
+47.9%

GT 545 2.86

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.

RX Vega 10 1632
+47.8%

GT 545 1104

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 HD

17
+70%

10−12

−70%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

14.90

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+50%

8−9
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9 +50%	6−7 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
Battlefield 5	17 +70%	10−11 −70%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	15 +50%	10−11 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry 5	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	18 +50%	12−14 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	45 +50%	30−33 −50%
Hitman 3	9 +50%	6−7 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Metro Exodus	21 +50%	14−16 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	19 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 +66.7%	12−14 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	63 +57.5%	40−45 −57.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	9 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Forza Horizon 4	34 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Hitman 3	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Metro Exodus	18 +50%	12−14 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +70%	10−11 −70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	41 +51.9%	27−30 −51.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%
Hitman 3	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +63%	27−30 −63%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

+57.1%

7−8
−57.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Hitman 3	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +62.5%	16−18 −62.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+60%

5−6

−60%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2	0−1
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

This is how RX Vega 10 and GT 545 compete in popular games:

RX Vega 10 is 70% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.23	2.86
Recency	8 January 2019	14 May 2011
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	70 Watt

RX Vega 10 has a 47.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 10 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 545 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 10 is a notebook card while GeForce GT 545 is a desktop one.

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