GeForce 845M vs Radeon R9 M270X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 845M and Radeon R9 M270X. 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 R9 M270X. 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 R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 845M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M270X has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 845M.
  • GeForce 845M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 M270X - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 845M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 845M is 346 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
  • GeForce 845M and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 845M is 875 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 6−7
ultra / 1080p 1−2 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 16−18
medium / 1080p 6−7 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce 845M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name GM108 Venus
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 21 March 2014
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 1071 MHz 725 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.63 31.00
Floating-point performance 883.7 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 - 5000 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 10
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