GeForce 945A vs Radeon HD 6790
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 945A and Radeon HD 6790, 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 Radeon HD 6790, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 945A
Main Specs
GeForce 945A
Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP)
33 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 6790 has 354% more power consumption, than GeForce 945A.
GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 6790 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 945A and Radeon HD 6790 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 945A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6790 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce 945A is 232 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
GeForce 945A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6790 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 945A is 3962 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
9−10
7−8
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−12
9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Battlefield 5 is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 945A and Radeon HD 6790 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
140−150
medium / 768p
130−140
120−130
ultra / 1080p
65−70
60−65
QHD / 1440p
35−40
30−35
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 8% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
70−75
65−70
ultra / 1080p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
10−11
9−10
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−12
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
low / 720p
70−75
65−70
medium / 1080p
30−35
27−30
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Fortnite is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Forza Horizon 4 is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Grand Theft Auto V is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
6−7
5−6
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
100−105
95−100
high / 1080p
95−100
90−95
ultra / 1080p
85−90
85−90
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Minecraft is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
GeForce 945A and Radeon HD 6790 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
30−35
27−30
medium / 768p
21−24
18−20
high / 1080p
10−12
10−11
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
high / 768p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
Full Specs
GeForce 945A
Radeon HD 6790
Architecture
Maxwell
Terascale 2
Code name
GM108
Barts
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
13 March 2015
4 April 2011
Pipelines
384
800
Core clock speed
1072 MHz
840 MHz
Boost Clock
1189 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
28.54
33.60
Floating-point performance
903.2 gflops
1,344.0 gflops
Length
198 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth
40.1 GB/s
134.4 GB/s
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
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108 Mh/s
122 Mh/s
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