GeForce 945M vs Radeon R9 M470

In this comparison between GeForce 945M and Radeon R9 M470 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 R9 M470 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 945M and Radeon R9 M470 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 945M and Radeon R9 M470 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 R9 M470 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 945M Radeon R9 M470
Power consumption (TDP) 75 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 No outputs
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  • GeForce 945M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M470 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 945M and Radeon R9 M470 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 945M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M470 - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 72 MHz higher, than GeForce 945M.
  • GeForce 945M and Radeon R9 M470 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470 is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce 945M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 12−14
ultra / 1080p 6−7 7−8
QHD / 1440p 1−2 2−3
low / 720p 24−27 24−27
medium / 1080p 12−14 14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 9% more, than GeForce 945M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945M Radeon R9 M470
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2
Code name GM107 Saturn
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2015 14 May 2016
Pipelines 512 768
Core clock speed 928 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1045 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 40.80 48.00
Floating-point performance 953.9 gflops 1,536 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
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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