NVIDIA GeForce 845M vs AMD Radeon R9 M370X Mac Edition

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 845M and AMD Radeon R9 M370X Mac Edition 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 - 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

NVIDIA GeForce 845M

AMD Radeon R9 M370X Mac Edition

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 845M

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 38% higher core clock speed: 1071 MHz vs 775 MHz
Around 47% higher boost clock speed: 1176 MHz vs 800 MHz
Around 11% higher memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 4500 MHz
Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3287 vs 1667
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3326
Around 97% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3287 vs 1667
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3326

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 August 2015 vs 5 May 2015
Core clock speed	1071 MHz vs 775 MHz
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz vs 800 MHz
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz vs 4500 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3287 vs 1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3326
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3287 vs 1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3326

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M370X Mac Edition

Around 16% higher texture fill rate: 32 GTexel / s vs 27.62 GTexel / s
Around 67% higher pipelines: 640 vs 384
Around 16% better floating-point performance: 1,024 gflops vs 883.7 gflops
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1558 vs 1524
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 353 vs 213
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9641 vs 6112
Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.321 vs 1.295
Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 32.932 vs 22.387
Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 111.138 vs 76.073
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2862 vs 2320
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2862 vs 2320

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	32 GTexel / s vs 27.62 GTexel / s
Pipelines	640 vs 384
Floating-point performance	1,024 gflops vs 883.7 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1558 vs 1524
PassMark - G2D Mark	353 vs 213
Geekbench - OpenCL	9641 vs 6112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.321 vs 1.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	32.932 vs 22.387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	111.138 vs 76.073
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2862 vs 2320
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2862 vs 2320

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 845M
GPU 2: AMD Radeon R9 M370X Mac Edition

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1524

1558

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

213

353

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6112

9641

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.295

2.321

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

22.387

32.932

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

76.073

111.138

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2320

2862

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3287

1667

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3326

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2320

2862

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3287

1667

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3358

3326

Name	NVIDIA GeForce 845M	AMD Radeon R9 M370X Mac Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark	1524	1558
PassMark - G2D Mark	213	353
Geekbench - OpenCL	6112	9641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.295	2.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	22.387	32.932
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	76.073	111.138
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2320	2862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3287	1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358	3326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2320	2862
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3287	1667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358	3326
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		25.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		516.994

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce 845M	AMD Radeon R9 M370X Mac Edition
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 1.0
Code name	GM108	Tropo
Launch date	26 August 2015	5 May 2015
Place in performance rating	1029	1030
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	800 MHz
Core clock speed	1071 MHz	775 MHz
Floating-point performance	883.7 gflops	1,024 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	640
Texture fill rate	27.62 GTexel / s	32 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	33 Watt
Transistor count	1,870 million	1,500 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_1)
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB / s	72 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory type	DDR3 / GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
CUDA
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus