GeForce 945A vs Radeon R9 M295X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 945A and Radeon R9 M295X. 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 945A and Radeon R9 M295X. 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.

Radeon R9 M295X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M295X 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 Radeon R9 M295X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 945A Radeon R9 M295X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M295X has 657% more power consumption, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M295X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 945A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M295X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 945A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M295X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 945A is 349 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M295X.
  • GeForce 945A and Radeon R9 M295X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 20−22 60−65
medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M295X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than GeForce 945A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945A Radeon R9 M295X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3
Code name GM108 Tonga
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 16 October 2014
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1189 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.54 92.54
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) Not Listed
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s 392 Mh/s
Laptop size large
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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