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    GeForce 945M vs Radeon R9 380X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 945M and Radeon R9 380X. 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 945M and Radeon R9 380X. 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.
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    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:

    GeForce 945M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 945M Radeon R9 380X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 190 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 380X has 153% more power consumption, than GeForce 945M.
    • GeForce 945M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 380X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce 945M and Radeon R9 380X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce 945M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 380X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 945M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 380X - with GCN 3.0.
    • GeForce 945M and Radeon R9 380X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 945M is 1030 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 380X.

    Game benchmarks

    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 R9 380X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than GeForce 945M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 945M Radeon R9 380X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 3.0
    Code name GM107 Antigua
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2015 19 November 2015
    Pipelines 512 2048
    Core clock speed 928 MHz
    Boost Clock 1045 MHz 970 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 40.80 124.2
    Floating-point performance 953.9 gflops 3,973 gflops
    Length 221 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 970 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 182.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126 +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.58 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Mantle +
    Design reference
    Bridgeless CrossFire +
    Number of Eyefinity displays 6
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    VCE +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.89 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.63 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 175 Sol/s
    Compute units 32
    Form factor full height / full length
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    High bandwidth memory (HBM) -
    LiquidVR +
    FRTC +
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