AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded vs NVIDIA GeForce 945M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded and NVIDIA GeForce 945M 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 Vega 8 Embedded

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 20% higher boost clock speed: 1300 MHz vs 1085 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • Around 62% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 413 vs 255
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8804 vs 8099
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.104 vs 1.988
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 37.17 vs 31.027
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 132.07 vs 107.094
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6729 vs 3343
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 6729 vs 3343
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 February 2018 vs 27 October 2015
Boost clock speed 1300 MHz vs 1085 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 413 vs 255
Geekbench - OpenCL 8804 vs 8099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.104 vs 1.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 37.17 vs 31.027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 132.07 vs 107.094
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6729 vs 3343
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6729 vs 3343

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 945M

  • 3.4x more core clock speed: 1029 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2108 vs 1584
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 28.633 vs 25.891
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 380.461 vs 365.4
  • Around 96% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2961 vs 1514
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3683 vs 2433
  • Around 96% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2961 vs 1514
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3683 vs 2433
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1029 MHz vs 300 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2108 vs 1584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.633 vs 25.891
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 380.461 vs 365.4
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2961 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3683 vs 2433
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2961 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3683 vs 2433

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 945M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1584
2108
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
413
255
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
8804
8099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
25.891
28.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
365.4
380.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.104
1.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
37.17
31.027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
132.07
107.094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
2961
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2433
3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6729
3343
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
2961
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2433
3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
6729
3343
Name AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded NVIDIA GeForce 945M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1584 2108
PassMark - G2D Mark 413 255
Geekbench - OpenCL 8804 8099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 25.891 28.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 365.4 380.461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.104 1.988
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 37.17 31.027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 132.07 107.094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1514 2961
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2433 3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6729 3343
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1514 2961
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2433 3683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6729 3343
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 705

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Vega 8 Embedded NVIDIA GeForce 945M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 5.0 Maxwell
Code name Owl GM107
Launch date 13 February 2018 27 October 2015
Place in performance rating 950 952
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1300 MHz 1085 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1029 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 4,940 million 1,870 million
Floating-point performance 953.9 gflops
Pipelines 512
Texture fill rate 29.81 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface IGP MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus