GeForce 845M vs Radeon R7 Carrizo

In this comparison between GeForce 845M and Radeon R7 Carrizo 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 Carrizo will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 845M and Radeon R7 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 845M and Radeon R7 Carrizo are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R7 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon R7 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 12-35 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 has 275% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 845M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce 845M and Radeon R7 Carrizo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 2−3
ultra / 1080p 1−2 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 12−14
medium / 1080p 6−7 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 845M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 14% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon R7 Carrizo
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name GM108 Carrizo
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2014 4 June 2015
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 1071 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2410 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 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 Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Optimus +
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