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NVIDIA GeForce 945M

The NVIDIA GeForce 945M is a mid-range, DirectX 12-compatible graphics card for laptops unveiled in March 2015. It is based on Nvidia's Maxwell architecture (GM107 chip) and manufactured in 28 nm. The 945M offers 512 shaders (compared to the 640 of the GTX 950M) clocked at 928 MHz. The dedicated DDR3 graphics memory is connected with a 128 Bit bus clocked at 1000 MHz (effective 2000, 32 GB/s). 

Architecture

Compared to Kepler, Maxwell has been optimized in several details to increase power efficiency. Smaller Streaming Multiprocessors (SMM) with only 128 ALUs (Kepler: 192) and an optimized scheduler should lead to better utilization of the shaders. Nvidia promises that a Maxwell SMM with 128 ALUs can offer 90 percent of the performance of a Kepler SMX with 192 ALUs. GM107 features 5 SMMs and thus 640 shader cores, 40 TMUs and 16 ROPs (128-bit interface).

Another optimization is the massively enlarged L2 cache (GM107: 2 MB). The increased size can handle some of the memory traffic to allow for a relatively narrow memory interface without significantly reducing the performance.

GM107 supports DirectX 12 with feature level 11_0 only.

Performance

The performance of the 945M is slightly worse than the GTX 950M but clearly faster than the 940M. The DDR3 variant of the GTX 950M is about 10 percent faster for example. Therefore, it is most suited for medium details of demanding games in 2015 (see below for benchmarks).

Features

GM107 integrates the sixth generation of the PureVideo HD video engine (VP6), offering a better decoding performance for H.264 and MPEG-2 videos. Of course, VP6 supports all features of previous generations (4K support, PIP, video encoding via NVENC API). Unfortunately, HDMI 2.0 is still not supported.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the GeForce 945M should be somewhere around 40 Watt. Therefore it is most suited for bigger laptops from 14-inch and up.

GeForce 900M Series

GeForce 945M 512 @ 0.93 - 1.05 GHz128 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5) compare 384 @ 0.95 - 0.99 GHz64 Bit @ 5012 MHz
GeForce 940MX compare 384 @ 1.12 - 1.24 GHz64 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce 940M compare 384 @ 1.07 - 1.18 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
GeForce 930MX compare 384 @ 0.95 - 1.02 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
GeForce 930M compare 384 @ 0.93 - 0.94 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 920MX compare 256 @ 0.97 - 0.99 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 920M compare 384 @ 0.95 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 910M compare 384 @ 0.64 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
ArchitectureMaxwell
Pipelines512 - unified
Core Speed928 - 1045 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed2000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory4 GB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5
Transistor Count1.9 Billion
technology28 nm
FeaturesGPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, GeForce Experience
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement12.03.2015

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
1.3 pt (4%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Fallout 4

Fallout 4

2015
low 1280x720
54  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
33  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
18  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Anno 2205

Anno 2205

2015
low 1024x768
63.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
37.8  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
17.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
7.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
FIFA 16

FIFA 16

2015
low 1280x720
201  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
103.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
69.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1366x768
130.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
113.7  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
65.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
43.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
60  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
60  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
35.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
23.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Mad Max

Mad Max

2015
med. 1366x768
65.3  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
31.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
29.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
47  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
39  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
18  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
51.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
30.6  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
17  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
229  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
98.5  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
52.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
22.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
117.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
89.8  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
32.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
20.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Evolve

Evolve

2015
low 1024x768
59.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
36.8  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
20.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
98.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
62  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
21.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
14  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Far Cry 4

Far Cry 4

2014
low 1024x768
72.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
53  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
23.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
19.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
44.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
30.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
18.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
114.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
61  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
28.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
130.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
85.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
43.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
30.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
75.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1344x756
47.2  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
26.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
20  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
low 1024x768
184  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
101.1  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
57.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
45.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
198.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
118.8  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
68.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
33.2  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
65  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
53.2  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
19.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
13.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
71  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
44.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
37  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
111.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
78.3  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
54.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
21.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
133  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
101  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
73  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
17  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
81.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
66.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
38.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
18.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
148.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
92.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
78.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
26.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
233.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
117.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
68  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
31.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
85.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
50.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
33.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
med. 1366x768
50  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
48  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
40  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fallout 454331815
Anno 220563.337.817.27.3
FIFA 16201103.769.3
World of Warships130.2113.765.643.7
Metal Gear Solid V606035.223.7
Mad Max65.331.629.4
Batman: Arkham Knight473918
The Witcher 351.930.6179.3
Dirt Rally22998.552.722.1
Battlefield Hardline117.889.832.320.4
Evolve59.936.820.918
Dragon Age: Inquisition98.46221.214
Far Cry 472.35323.919.1
Assassin's Creed Unity44.830.118.112.4
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare114.96128.615.7
Alien: Isolation130.285.943.730.2
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor75.447.226.120
Sims 4184101.157.745.5
GRID: Autosport198.7118.868.533.2
Watch Dogs6553.219.413.7
Thief7144.73718.5
Battlefield 4111.978.354.421.6
Total War: Rome II1331017317
Metro: Last Light81.566.738.618.8
BioShock Infinite148.592.978.726.4
Tomb Raider233.3117.66831.4
Crysis 385.750.433.912.6
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim504840
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