GeForce 945M vs Radeon HD 6850M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 945M and Radeon HD 6850M, 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 945M stacks up against Radeon HD 6850M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 945M and Radeon HD 6850M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 945M and Radeon HD 6850M 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 945M or Radeon HD 6850M here:
Main Specs
GeForce 945M
Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce 945M has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
GeForce 945M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 6850M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 945M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 945M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce 945M is 353 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
GeForce 945M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 945M is 1200 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
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
10−11
2−3
ultra / 1080p
6−7
0−1
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
4−5
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
14−16
medium / 1080p
18−20
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Battlefield 5 is 187% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p
170−180
120−130
medium / 768p
140−150
95−100
ultra / 1080p
75−80
40−45
QHD / 1440p
40−45
−
4K / 2160p
30−33
10−11
high / 768p
110−120
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 58% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
27−30
16−18
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p
95−100
75−80
medium / 768p
75−80
45−50
ultra / 1080p
45−50
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Dota 2 is 51% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
12−14
3−4
ultra / 1080p
12−14
3−4
4K / 2160p
5−6
1−2
low / 720p
27−30
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Far Cry 5 is 180% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
18−20
10−12
ultra / 1080p
14−16
6−7
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
low / 720p
80−85
50−55
medium / 1080p
35−40
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Fortnite is 90% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
18−20
4−5
ultra / 1080p
14−16
−
QHD / 1440p
5−6
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
18−20
medium / 1080p
21−24
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Forza Horizon 4 is 160% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
65−70
45−50
medium / 768p
60−65
−
high / 1080p
21−24
5−6
ultra / 1080p
9−10
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Grand Theft Auto V is 83% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
7−8
1−2
ultra / 1080p
5−6
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
5−6
medium / 1080p
9−10
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Metro Exodus is 300% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
100−110
90−95
high / 1080p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
100−105
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
18−20
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
12−14
low / 720p
45−50
27−30
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 52% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
6−7
medium / 1080p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 180% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
35−40
10−12
medium / 768p
24−27
8−9
high / 1080p
14−16
4−5
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
4K / 2160p
7−8
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 250% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
95−100
75−80
medium / 768p
55−60
40−45
ultra / 1080p
27−30
14−16
high / 768p
45−50
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in World of Tanks is 39% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Full Specs
GeForce 945M
Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture
Maxwell
Terascale 2
Code name
GM107
Granville Pro/LP
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2015
6 January 2011
Pipelines
512
800
Core clock speed
928 MHz
575 / 675 MHz
Boost Clock
1045 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
40.80
27.00
Floating-point performance
953.9 gflops
1,080.0 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.8 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
107 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Optimus
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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