GeForce 845M vs Radeon RX 480 mobile

In this comparison between GeForce 845M and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 845M and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 845M and Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 122% more power consumption, than GeForce 845M.
  • GeForce 845M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 6 GB more memory, than GeForce 845M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 845M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
  • GeForce 845M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 6000 MHz higher, than GeForce 845M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 12−14
ultra / 1080p 1−2 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 27−30
medium / 1080p 6−7 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than GeForce 845M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name GM108 Polaris
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2014 1 August 2016
Pipelines 384 2304
Core clock speed 1071 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1077 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 37.63 155.1
Floating-point performance 883.7 gflops 4,963 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 - 5000 MHz 8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 256.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
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 large
Optimus +
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