GeForce 945M vs Radeon R7 250

In this comparison between GeForce 945M and Radeon R7 250 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 945M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 250 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 R7 250
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None N/A
Memory type DDR3 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
  • GeForce 945M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce 945M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 250.
  • GeForce 945M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 945M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
  • GeForce 945M and Radeon R7 250 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 945M is 850 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 250.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 3−4
ultra / 1080p 6−7 1−2
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 14−16
medium / 1080p 12−14 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Radeon R7 250.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945M Radeon R7 250
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM107 Oland XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 1 October 2013
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 928 MHz
Boost Clock 1045 MHz 1050 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 40.80 25.20
Floating-point performance 953.9 gflops 716.8 gflops
Length 168 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1150 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 72 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 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s 117 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
AppAcceleration +
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