GeForce 920M vs Radeon HD 7790

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 920M and Radeon HD 7790. 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 920M and Radeon HD 7790. 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.

GeForce 920M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 920M 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 920M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 920M Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7790 has 157% more power consumption, than GeForce 920M.
  • GeForce 920M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 920M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce 920M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 920M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 46 MHz higher, than GeForce 920M.
  • GeForce 920M and Radeon HD 7790 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 4200 MHz higher, than GeForce 920M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 1−2 30−35
medium / 1080p 0−1 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce 920M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 920M Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Kepler GCN 2.0
Code name N16V-GM-S Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 27 January 2015 22 March 2013
Pipelines 384 896
Core clock speed 954 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 915 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 30.53 56.00
Floating-point performance 297.6 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 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) 40 Mh/s 218 Mh/s
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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