Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) vs GeForce 945A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 945A with Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge), including specs and performance data.

GeForce 945A
2015
1 GB GDDR5, 33 Watt
4.80
+310%

GeForce 945A outperforms R4 (Stoney Ridge) by a whopping 310% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking6081031
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameGM108Stoney Ridge
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

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 cores384192
Core clock speed1072 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1189 MHz600 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate28.54no data
Floating-point performance903.2 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 945A and Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no data
WidthMXM Moduleno data

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126no data
CUDA5.0no data

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 HD40−45
+300%
10
−300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Hitman 3 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+285%
12−14
−285%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+260%
5
−260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+309%
10−12
−309%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Hitman 3 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+285%
12−14
−285%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+309%
10−12
−309%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+285%
12−14
−285%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+309%
10−12
−309%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 27−30
+286%
7−8
−286%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

This is how GeForce 945A and R4 (Stoney Ridge) compete in popular games:

  • GeForce 945A is 300% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.80 1.17
Recency 13 March 2015 1 June 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 15 Watt

The GeForce 945A is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 945A is a desktop card while Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) is a notebook one.


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