GeForce 945A vs Radeon R9 M485X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 945A and Radeon R9 M485X. 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 M485X. 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 M485X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M485X 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 M485X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 945A Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 657% more power consumption, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon R9 M485X has 7 GB more memory, than GeForce 945A.
  • GeForce 945A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M485X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 945A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 945A is 349 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
  • GeForce 945A and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 945A is 12 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 24−27
ultra / 1080p 5−6 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 20−22 45−50
medium / 1080p 10−12 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 172% more, than GeForce 945A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 945A Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3
Code name GM108 Amethyst
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 14 May 2016
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 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA 5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 108 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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