GeForce 845M vs HD Graphics 6000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 845M and HD Graphics 6000, 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 845M stacks up against HD Graphics 6000, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 845M and HD Graphics 6000 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 845M and HD Graphics 6000 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 845M or HD Graphics 6000 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 845M HD Graphics 6000
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x1
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 System Shared
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 845M has 200% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 6000.
  • GeForce 845M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and HD Graphics 6000 uses PCIe 2.0 x1 interface.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 845M is build with Maxwell architecture, and HD Graphics 6000 - with Gen. 8 Broadwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 845M is 771 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 6000.
  • GeForce 845M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and HD Graphics 6000 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 0−1
ultra / 1080p 1−2 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 10−11
medium / 1080p 6−7 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 845M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than HD Graphics 6000.

Full Specs

  GeForce 845M HD Graphics 6000
Architecture Maxwell Gen. 8 Broadwell
Code name GM108 Broadwell GT3
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2014 5 January 2015
Pipelines 384 48
Core clock speed 1071 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 189 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 37.63 48.00
Floating-point performance 883.7 gflops
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 - 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.80
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Quick Sync +
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