GeForce 845M vs Radeon RX 560

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 845M and Radeon RX 560, 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 845M stacks up against Radeon RX 560, check out specs charts below.

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 560
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 75 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 560 has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce 845M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon RX 560 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce 845M.
  • GeForce 845M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 845M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 104 MHz higher, than GeForce 845M.
  • GeForce 845M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 5000 MHz higher, than GeForce 845M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 18−20
ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 14−16 35−40
medium / 1080p 6−7 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than GeForce 845M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 845M Radeon RX 560
Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
Code name GM108 Polaris 21
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2014 18 April 2017
Pipelines 384 1024
Core clock speed 1071 MHz 1175 MHz
Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1275 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 37.63 81.60
Floating-point performance 883.7 gflops 2,611 gflops
Length 170 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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