GeForce 945A vs Radeon R9 M395X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 945A and Radeon R9 M395X. 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 945A and Radeon R9 M395X. 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.

Radeon R9 M395X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M395X 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 Radeon R9 M395X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 945A Radeon R9 M395X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M395X has 657% more power consumption, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M395X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon R9 M395X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M395X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 945A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M395X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 945A is 349 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395X.
  • GeForce 945A and Radeon R9 M395X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 945A is 3762 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 24−27
ultra / 1080p 5−6 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 9−10
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 20−22 45−50
medium / 1080p 10−12 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 172% more, than GeForce 945A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945A Radeon R9 M395X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3
Code name GM108 Amethyst XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 16 October 2014
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1189 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.54 92.54
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s 413 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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