GeForce 945A vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 945A and Mobility Radeon HD 5850, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 945A stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 5850, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 945A
Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5850 here:
Main Specs
GeForce 945A | Mobility Radeon HD 5850 | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 30 Watt |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
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- GeForce 945A has 10% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
- GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- GeForce 945A and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
- GeForce 945A is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - in Laptops.
- GeForce 945A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
- Core clock speed of GeForce 945A is 447 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
- GeForce 945A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of GeForce 945A is 3012 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850.
Game benchmarks
high / 1080p | 9−10 | 5−6 |
ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 3−4 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 20−22 | 14−16 |
medium / 1080p | 10−12 | 7−8 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 57% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
high / 1080p | 14−16 | 10−11 |
ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 9−10 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 30−35 | 21−24 |
medium / 1080p | 16−18 | 10−11 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Battlefield 5 is 46% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
high / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
GeForce 945A and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
low / 768p | 160−170 | 120−130 |
medium / 768p | 130−140 | 95−100 |
ultra / 1080p | 65−70 | 45−50 |
QHD / 1440p | 35−40 | 24−27 |
4K / 2160p | 27−30 | − |
high / 768p | 95−100 | 70−75 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 36% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
low / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 16−18 |
medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 7% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
low / 768p | 90−95 | 75−80 |
medium / 768p | 70−75 | 50−55 |
ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 27−30 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Dota 2 is 32% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
high / 1080p | 10−11 | 7−8 |
ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | 6−7 |
4K / 2160p | 4−5 | 3−4 |
low / 720p | 24−27 | 16−18 |
medium / 1080p | 10−12 | 7−8 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
high / 1080p | 16−18 | 14−16 |
ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 9−10 |
low / 720p | 70−75 | 55−60 |
medium / 1080p | 30−35 | 18−20 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Fortnite is 32% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
high / 1080p | 14−16 | 10−11 |
ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 10−11 |
QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 30−35 | 21−24 |
medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 12−14 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Forza Horizon 4 is 35% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
low / 768p | 60−65 | 45−50 |
medium / 768p | 50−55 | 40−45 |
high / 1080p | 16−18 | 10−11 |
ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 5−6 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Grand Theft Auto V is 34% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
high / 1080p | 6−7 | 4−5 |
ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 2−3 |
4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 16−18 | 10−11 |
medium / 1080p | 8−9 | 5−6 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Metro Exodus is 80% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
low / 768p | 100−105 | 90−95 |
high / 1080p | 95−100 | 85−90 |
ultra / 1080p | 85−90 | 75−80 |
medium / 1080p | 95−100 | 90−95 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Minecraft is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
high / 1080p | 18−20 | 16−18 |
ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
low / 720p | 35−40 | 27−30 |
medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 16−18 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 7−8 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 16−18 | 10−11 |
medium / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
low / 768p | 30−35 | 21−24 |
medium / 768p | 21−24 | 14−16 |
high / 1080p | 10−12 | 8−9 |
ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 5−6 |
4K / 2160p | 6−7 | − |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. | ||
low / 768p | 90−95 | 80−85 |
medium / 768p | 50−55 | 40−45 |
ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 16−18 |
high / 768p | 40−45 | 30−35 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in World of Tanks is 23% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5850. |
Full Specs
GeForce 945A | Mobility Radeon HD 5850 | |
Architecture | Maxwell | Terascale 2 |
Code name | GM108 | Broadway-PRO |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | 13 March 2015 | 7 January 2010 |
Pipelines | 384 | 800 |
Core clock speed | 1072 MHz | 625 MHz |
Boost Clock | 1189 MHz | |
Transistor count | 1,040 million | |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Texture fill rate | 28.54 | 20.00 |
Floating-point performance | 903.2 gflops | 800.0 gflops |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 2000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 40.1 GB/s | 64 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | |
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
CUDA | 5.0 | |
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 108 Mh/s | |
Laptop size | large | |
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