GeForce 845M vs Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

In this comparison between GeForce 845M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 845M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri

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 R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce 845M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 845M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 845M is 351 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri.
  • GeForce 845M and Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 7−8
ultra / 1080p 1−2 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 18−20
medium / 1080p 6−7 9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce 845M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon R7 512 Cores Kaveri
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM108 Kaveri Spectre
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 14 January 2014
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 1071 MHz 720 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.63
Floating-point performance 883.7 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 - 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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