GeForce 945M vs Radeon HD 7970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 945M and Radeon HD 7970, 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 7970, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 945M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce 945M 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 GeForce 945M here:
Main Specs
GeForce 945M
Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
300 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
3 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 300% more power consumption, than GeForce 945M.
GeForce 945M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 945M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7970.
GeForce 945M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
GeForce 945M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
GeForce 945M and Radeon HD 7970 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 945M is 625 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970.
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
35−40
ultra / 1080p
6−7
21−24
QHD / 1440p
1−2
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
24−27
60−65
medium / 1080p
12−14
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p
16−18
55−60
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
1−2
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
35−40
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 244% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p
170−180
250−260
medium / 768p
140−150
220−230
ultra / 1080p
75−80
180−190
QHD / 1440p
40−45
110−120
4K / 2160p
30−33
70−75
high / 768p
110−120
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 82% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p
95−100
120−130
medium / 768p
75−80
110−120
ultra / 1080p
45−50
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 55% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p
12−14
45−50
ultra / 1080p
12−14
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
5−6
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
80−85
medium / 1080p
12−14
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 235% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p
18−20
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
80−85
180−190
medium / 1080p
35−40
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 168% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p
18−20
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
45−50
QHD / 1440p
5−6
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
35−40
100−110
medium / 1080p
21−24
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 231% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p
65−70
140−150
medium / 768p
60−65
120−130
high / 1080p
21−24
70−75
ultra / 1080p
9−10
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 132% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p
7−8
24−27
ultra / 1080p
5−6
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
1−2
8−9
low / 720p
20−22
65−70
medium / 1080p
9−10
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 244% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p
100−110
130−140
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
100−105
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 26% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
45−50
100−110
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 58% more, than GeForce 945M.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
20−22
65−70
medium / 1080p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 176% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p
35−40
130−140
medium / 768p
24−27
85−90
high / 1080p
14−16
45−50
ultra / 1080p
8−9
24−27
4K / 2160p
7−8
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 244% more, than GeForce 945M.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
50−55
high / 768p
45−50
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 17% more, than GeForce 945M.
Full Specs
GeForce 945M
Radeon HD 7970
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
GM107
Tahiti XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
12 March 2015
22 December 2011
Pipelines
512
2048
Core clock speed
928 MHz
Boost Clock
1045 MHz
925 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
40.80
118.4
Floating-point performance
953.9 gflops
3,789 gflops
Length
274 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth
28.8 GB/s
264 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
107 Mh/s
485 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
CrossFire
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
20.71 Mh/s
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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