AMD Radeon R7 M445 vs NVIDIA GeForce 920M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R7 M445 and NVIDIA GeForce 920M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R7 M445

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 48% higher texture fill rate: 18.4 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s
  • Around 98% better floating-point performance: 588.8 gflops vs 297.6 gflops
  • Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 15-25 Watt vs 33 Watt
  • 2.2x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 944 vs 719
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 176 vs 118
  • Around 44% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5343 vs 3709
  • Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 15.765 vs 8.358
  • Around 77% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 278.624 vs 157.606
  • Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.268 vs 0.843
  • Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 24.335 vs 15.374
  • Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 54.067 vs 40.443
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1913 vs 1598
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1913 vs 1598
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 May 2016 vs 13 March 2015
Texture fill rate 18.4 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops vs 297.6 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15-25 Watt vs 33 Watt
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 944 vs 719
PassMark - G2D Mark 176 vs 118
Geekbench - OpenCL 5343 vs 3709
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.765 vs 8.358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 278.624 vs 157.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.268 vs 0.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.335 vs 15.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 54.067 vs 40.443
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1913 vs 1598
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1913 vs 1598

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 920M

  • Around 22% higher core clock speed: 954 MHz vs 780 MHz
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
  • Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3636 vs 2138
  • Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 1853
  • Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3636 vs 2138
  • Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 1853
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 954 MHz vs 780 MHz
Pipelines 384 vs 320
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3636 vs 2138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 1853
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3636 vs 2138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 1853

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R7 M445
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 920M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
944
719
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
176
118
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
5343
3709
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
15.765
8.358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
278.624
157.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.268
0.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
24.335
15.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
54.067
40.443
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1913
1598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2138
3636
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1853
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1913
1598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2138
3636
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1853
3358
Name AMD Radeon R7 M445 NVIDIA GeForce 920M
PassMark - G3D Mark 944 719
PassMark - G2D Mark 176 118
Geekbench - OpenCL 5343 3709
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.765 8.358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 278.624 157.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.268 0.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 24.335 15.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 54.067 40.443
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1913 1598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2138 3636
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1853 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1913 1598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2138 3636
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1853 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 326

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R7 M445 NVIDIA GeForce 920M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 3.0 Kepler 2.0
Code name Meso GK208B
Launch date 15 May 2016 13 March 2015
Place in performance rating 1308 1309
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 920 MHz
Core clock speed 780 MHz 954 MHz
Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops 297.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 320 384
Texture fill rate 18.4 GTexel / s 12.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15-25 Watt 33 Watt
Transistor count 3,100 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Bus support PCI Express 3.0

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 32 GB / s 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
CUDA
GameWorks
GPU Boost
Optimus
Verde Drivers