GeForce 845M vs Radeon HD 6930

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 845M and Radeon HD 6930. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 845M and Radeon HD 6930. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 845M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 845M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 845M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon HD 6930
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 186 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6930 has 313% more power consumption, than GeForce 845M.
  • GeForce 845M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6930 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 845M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • GeForce 845M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6930 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 845M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6930 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 845M is 321 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • GeForce 845M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6930 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6930 is 2800 MHz higher, than GeForce 845M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 9−10
ultra / 1080p 1−2 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 6−7 10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6930 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce 845M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon HD 6930
Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 3
Code name GM108 Cayman
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 1 December 2011
Pipelines 384 1280
Core clock speed 1071 MHz 750 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 37.63 60.00
Floating-point performance 883.7 gflops 1,920.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 - 5000 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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