GeForce 945M vs Radeon R6 Carrizo

In this comparison between GeForce 945M and Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 945M and Radeon R6 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 945M and Radeon R6 Carrizo 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 R6 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 945M Radeon R6 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 12-35 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce 945M has 525% more power consumption, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 945M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R6 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce 945M and Radeon R6 Carrizo are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 0−1
ultra / 1080p 6−7 0−1
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 10−12
medium / 1080p 12−14 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 216% more, than Radeon R6 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945M Radeon R6 Carrizo
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name GM107 Carrizo
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2015 4 June 2015
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 928 MHz
Boost Clock 1045 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 40.80
Floating-point performance 953.9 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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