GeForce 920MX vs 845M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 845M and GeForce 920MX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
845M outperforms 920MX by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 659 | 760 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.37 | 0.07 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Maxwell (2014−2018) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | N16V-GMR |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 25 March 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Current price | $163 | $1597 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GeForce 845M has 1857% better value for money than GeForce 920MX.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 1071 MHz | 965 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | 993 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 16 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.63 | 23.83 |
| Floating-point performance | 883.7 gflops | 602.1 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce 845M and GeForce 920MX compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR3, GDDR5 | DDR3, GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 - 5000 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 40.1 GB/s | 14.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | no data | 2.0 |
| Optimus | + | + |
| GameWorks | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
845M outperforms 920MX by 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
845M outperforms 920MX by 41% in Passmark.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
845M outperforms 920MX by 62% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
845M outperforms 920MX by 63% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
845M outperforms 920MX by 51% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
845M outperforms 920MX by 56% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 22
+10%
| 20
−10%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−25%
|
10
+25%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+63.6%
|
10−12
−63.6%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+15.8%
|
18−20
−15.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+18.8%
|
16−18
−18.8%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−12
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+63.6%
|
10−12
−63.6%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+15.8%
|
18−20
−15.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+18.8%
|
16−18
−18.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+63.6%
|
10−12
−63.6%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+15.8%
|
18−20
−15.8%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
+18.8%
|
16−18
−18.8%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
This is how GeForce 845M and GeForce 920MX compete in popular games:
- GeForce 845M is 10% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 845M is 125% faster.
- in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 920MX is 25% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GeForce 845M is ahead in 51 test (88%)
- GeForce 920MX is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.95 | 2.80 |
| Recency | 12 March 2014 | 25 March 2015 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 16 Watt |
The GeForce 845M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 920MX in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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