GeForce 945A vs Radeon R9 M270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 945A and Radeon R9 M270X, 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 945A stacks up against Radeon R9 M270X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 945A

Radeon R9 M270X

Main Specs

	GeForce 945A	Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs

GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M270X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 945A.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 945A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of GeForce 945A is 347 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
GeForce 945A and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 945A is 3887 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	6−7
ultra / 1080p	5−6	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	20−22	16−18
medium / 1080p	10−12	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	14−16	10−12
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	24−27
medium / 1080p	16−18	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Battlefield 5 is 26% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce 945A and Radeon R9 M270X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	160−170	130−140
medium / 768p	130−140	100−110
ultra / 1080p	65−70	50−55
QHD / 1440p	35−40	27−30
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
high / 768p	95−100	75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 23% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	24−27	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	90−95	75−80
medium / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	10−11	8−9
ultra / 1080p	10−11	7−8
4K / 2160p	4−5	3−4
low / 720p	24−27	18−20
medium / 1080p	10−12	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	16−18	14−16
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−11
low / 720p	70−75	60−65
medium / 1080p	30−35	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Fortnite is 22% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	14−16	12−14
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
QHD / 1440p	3−4	1−2
low / 720p	30−35	24−27
medium / 1080p	18−20	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Forza Horizon 4 is 33% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	60−65	50−55
medium / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	16−18	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Grand Theft Auto V is 20% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	6−7	4−5
ultra / 1080p	4−5	3−4
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	16−18	12−14
medium / 1080p	8−9	6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	100−105	90−95
high / 1080p	95−100	85−90
ultra / 1080p	85−90	80−85
medium / 1080p	95−100	90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Minecraft is 9% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	30−35
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	16−18	10−12
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	30−35	24−27
medium / 768p	21−24	16−18
high / 1080p	10−12	9−10
ultra / 1080p	7−8	6−7
4K / 2160p	6−7	−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 28% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	50−55	40−45
ultra / 1080p	24−27	18−20
high / 768p	40−45	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 945A in World of Tanks is 15% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Full Specs

	GeForce 945A	Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 1.0
Code name	GM108	Venus
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015	21 March 2014
Pipelines	384	640
Core clock speed	1072 MHz	725 MHz
Boost Clock	1189 MHz	775 MHz
Transistor count		1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	28.54	31.00
Floating-point performance	903.2 gflops	1,536 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	72 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	5.0
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	108 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Compute units		10

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