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NVIDIA GeForce 825M vs NVIDIA GeForce 845M

NVIDIA GeForce 825M

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The NVIDIA GeForce 825M  (sometimes also called GT 825M) is a middle class DirectX 12 graphics card. It is based on the 28 nm Kepler architecture and uses the same GK208 chip as the GeForce GT 730M and 740M.

Architecture

GK208 is based on the Kepler architecture and offers two shader blocks, called SMX, each with 192 shaders for a total of 384 shader cores. The shaders are clocked at the same speed as the rest of the chip. Furthermore, the GK208 chip has 16 TMUs and 8 ROPs on a 64-bit memory interface.

PCIe 3.0 is now supported by the mobile Kepler series and GPU Boost 2.0 mode can automatically overclock the card if the laptop cooling system allows it. This feature is available on any notebook with a graphics card from the 800M series.

Performance

According to our benchmarks, the performance of the GeForce 825M is somewhere between the GT 730M and GT 740M. Current games (as of 2013/2014) can thus be played in 1366 x 768 and medium settings. However, very demanding games such as Crysis 3 or Battlefield 4 will require lower resolutions and/or details.

Features

The feature set of the 825M corresponds to the GT 730M and 740M. This includes support for up to 4 active displays. Furthermore, high resolution monitors of up to 3840x2160 pixels can now be connected using DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a if available. HD-Audio codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, can be transmitted via bitstream mode through the HDMI port. However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards.

The 5th generation PureVideo HD video processor (VP5) offers hardware decoding of HD videos. Common codecs such as MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264 and VC1/WMV9 are fully supported up to 4K resolutions while VC1 and MPEG-4 are supported up to 1080p. Two streams can be decoded in parallel for features such as Picture-in-Picture. Another feature is the inclusion of a dedicated video encoding engine similar to Intel QuickSync that can be accessed via the NVENCI API.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the GeForce 825M should be similar to the GT 730M. As a result, the Nvidia GPU is best suited for multimedia notebooks 14-inches in size or greater. The 800M series also supports Optimus to automatically switch between an integrated graphics card and the Nvidia GPU.

NVIDIA GeForce 845M

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The NVIDIA GeForce 845M is a mid-range, DirectX 12-compatible graphics card for laptops unveiled in spring 2014. It is one of the first cards based on Nvidia's new Maxwell architecture, but is still manufactured in 28 nm. In addition to a version based on GM107 (partially deactivated to 384 ALUs, 128-bit, DDR3 memory), there is also another version using the GM108 chip (384 Shader, 64-bit, GDDR5 memory). Both models offer approximately the same performance.

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.

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

Similar to Fermi and Kepler, the GM107 and GM108 support DirectX 12 with feature level 11.0 only.

Performance

Thanks to the 128-bit memory interface (respectively the GDDR5 memory of the GM108 model), the GeForce 845M offers about 30 percent more performance than the GeForce 840M. However, a GeForce GTX 850M is still an additional 50 percent faster. Many games of 2013/2014 (Tomb Raider or BioShock Infinite, etc.) can be played fluently in 1366 x 768 and high detail settings. Very demanding games such as Crysis 3 or Battlefield 4 will require lower resolutions and/or details.

Features

GM107/108 integrate 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 845M should be in a range of about 30 - 35 Watts. Therefore, the card is best suited for 14-inch laptops or larger. The 800M series also supports Optimus to automatically switch between an integrated graphics card and the Nvidia GPU.

NVIDIA GeForce 825MNVIDIA GeForce 845M
GeForce 800M Series
GeForce 845M 384 @ 1.07 - 1.15 GHz64/128 Bit @ 2000 - 5000 MHz
GeForce 840M compare 384 @ 1.03 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
GeForce 830M compare 256 @ 1.03 - 1.15 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 825M 384 @ 0.85 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 820M compare 96 @ 0.78 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 845M 384 @ 1.07 - 1.15 GHz64/128 Bit @ 2000 - 5000 MHz
GeForce 840M compare 384 @ 1.03 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
GeForce 830M compare 256 @ 1.03 - 1.15 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 825M 384 @ 0.85 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 820M compare 96 @ 0.78 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
ArchitectureKeplerMaxwell
Pipelines384 - unified384 - unified
Core Speed850 MHz1071 - 1150 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed1800 MHz2000 - 5000 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory TypeDDR3DDR3, GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory2048 MB2048 MB
Shared Memorynono
APIDirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.3DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.4
Power Consumption33 Watt
Transistors1.3 Billion
technology28 nm28 nm
FeaturesOptimus, PhysX, Verde Drivers, CUDA, 3D Vision, 3DTV PlayGPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, GeForce Experience
Notebook Sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Date of Announcement27.01.2014 12.03.2014

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - GeForce 825M
0.5 pt (2%)
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - GeForce 845M
1.1 pt (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 5142     avg: 5421     median: 5421 (6%)     max: 5700 Points
7519 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 7378     avg: 7416     median: 7416 (2%)     max: 7454 Points
13754 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 1043     avg: 1050     median: 1050 (2%)     max: 1057 Points
2113 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 1147     avg: 1150     median: 1150 (1%)     max: 1153 Points
2362 Points (3%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 73985     avg: 78894     median: 78893.5 (9%)     max: 83802 Points
39568 Points (5%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 1831     avg: 1860     median: 1859.5 (3%)     max: 1888 Points
3019 Points (4%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 1738     avg: 1757     median: 1756.5 (2%)     max: 1775 Points
2973 Points (3%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce 825M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
6000 Points (2%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce 825M
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
5243 Points (3%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
17043 Points (19%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce 825M
3DMark 06
9290 Points (12%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA GeForce 845M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
5924 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 825M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 30.87     avg: 31.6     median: 31.6 (11%)     max: 32.4 fps
Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 845M
37.2 fps (13%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 825M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
49 fps (3%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 845M
41.3 fps (2%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 825M
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 845M
99.6 % (100%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 825M → 100% n=10

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 845M → 141% n=10

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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.

low 1024x768
GeForce 845M:
50.7  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce 845M:
32.2  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
14  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
9.3  fps
Evolve

Evolve

2015
low 1024x768
GeForce 845M:
27.2  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce 845M:
20  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
10.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
10.1  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce 845M:
31.5  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce 845M:
27  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
19  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
12.7  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce 845M:
50.4  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce 845M:
30.1  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
20.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
12.8  fps
F1 2014

F1 2014

2014
high 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
62  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
48  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce 845M:
68.5  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
33.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
27.4  fps
low 1280x720
GeForce 845M:
58.4  fps
med. 1344x756
GeForce 845M:
41.2  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
22.4  fps
Fifa 15

Fifa 15

2014
high 1366x768
GeForce 845M:
64.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
41.2  fps
Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
med. 1366x768
GeForce 845M:
56.2  fps
high 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
30.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
26.3  fps
Titanfall

Titanfall

2014
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
35.5  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
22.8  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
26.2  fps
119%
GeForce 845M:
31.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
15.5  fps
130%
GeForce 845M:
20.1  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
12.4  fps
140%
GeForce 845M:
17.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
8.3  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
37.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
29.2  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
15.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
43.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
25.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
11.3  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
30  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
25.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
22.7  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
60.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
42.5  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
18.7  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
51.2  fps
110%
GeForce 845M:
56.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
34.7  fps
107%
GeForce 845M:
37  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
24.7  fps
110%
GeForce 845M:
27.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
10.9  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
80  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
48  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
22  fps
F1 2013

F1 2013

2013
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
80  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
70  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce 825M:
28  fps
Fifa 14

Fifa 14

2013
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce 825M:
84.5  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
61.9  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce 825M:
50.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
39.7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
15  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
39.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
34.2  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
22.7  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
49.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
33.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
16.1  fps
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
74.8  fps
82%
GeForce 845M:
61.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce 825M:
26.9  fps
104%
GeForce 845M:
28  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
21.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
20.8  fps
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
70.8  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
49.5  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce 825M:
13.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
33.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
24.5  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
15  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce 825M:
69.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
37.5  fps
114%
GeForce 845M:
42.7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
31.1  fps
126%
GeForce 845M:
39.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
13.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
79.7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
41.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce 825M:
14.4  fps
SimCity

SimCity

2013
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
70.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
34.4  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
24.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
90 91.2 ~ 91 fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
43.2 44 ~ 44 fps
108%
GeForce 845M:
47.3  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
23.9 24.2 ~ 24 fps
153%
GeForce 845M:
36.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
14.8  fps
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
32.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
19.1  fps
154%
GeForce 845M:
29.4  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce 845M:
18.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce 845M:
6.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
53.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
42.2  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
44.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
28.5  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
13.3  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce 825M:
57.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
38.3  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
27.1  fps
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
med. 1024x768
100%
GeForce 825M:
96  fps
high 1280x1024
100%
GeForce 825M:
31  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce 825M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce 845M → 120%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 115%

NVIDIA GeForce 845Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Battlefield Hardline50.732.2149.3
Evolve27.22010.310.1
Dragon Age: Inquisition31.5271912.7
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare50.430.120.112.8
F1 20146248
Alien: Isolation68.533.827.4
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor58.441.222.4
Fifa 1564.141.2
Sims 456.230.726.3
Thief31.320.117.38.3
Battlefield 456.43727.110.9
Dota 261.528
BioShock Infinite42.739.313.9
Tomb Raider47.336.714.8
Crysis 329.418.96.3
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< 60 fps
< 120 fps
≥ 120 fps
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NVIDIA GeForce 825Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
Titanfall35.522.8
Thief26.215.512.4
Assassin´s Creed IV: Black Flag37.629.215.4
X-Plane 10.2543.125.411.3
Need for Speed: Rivals3025.622.7
Call of Duty: Ghosts60.442.518.7
Battlefield 451.234.724.7
Batman: Arkham Origins804822
F1 2013807028
Fifa 1484.5
Total War: Rome II61.9
Saints Row IV50.539.715
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified39.434.222.7
Splinter Cell: Blacklist49.533.916.1
Dota 274.826.9
Company of Heroes 221.620.8
GRID 270.849.513.4
Metro: Last Light33.424.515
BioShock Infinite69.237.531.1
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm79.741.814.4
SimCity70.734.424.4
Tomb Raider914424
Crysis 332.219.1
Dead Space 353.642.2
Hitman: Absolution44.928.513.3
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim57.238.327.1
World of Warcraft9631
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