GeForce 845M vs Radeon RX 550

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 845M and Radeon RX 550. 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 845M and Radeon RX 550. 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 845M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 845M 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 845M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon RX 550
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 550 has 11% more power consumption, than GeForce 845M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon RX 550 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 845M.
  • GeForce 845M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 550 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 845M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 550 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 29 MHz higher, than GeForce 845M.
  • GeForce 845M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 is 5000 MHz higher, than GeForce 845M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 14−16
ultra / 1080p 1−2 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 14−16 30−33
medium / 1080p 6−7 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce 845M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon RX 550
Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
Code name GM108 Lexa
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 20 April 2017
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 1071 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1183 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 37.63 37.86
Floating-point performance 883.7 gflops 1,211 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 - 5000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 76 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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