GeForce 845M vs Radeon R7 M270DX

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 845M and Radeon R7 M270DX. 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 R7 M270DX. 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 R7 M270DX
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 IGP
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 845M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
  • GeForce 845M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 M270DX - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 845M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 845M is 171 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M270DX.
  • GeForce 845M and Radeon R7 M270DX 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 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 845M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon R7 M270DX
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3.0
Code name GM108 Topaz
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 11 June 2014
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 1071 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 940 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.63 22.56
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) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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