Radeon RX 7800 XT vs GeForce 945A

Place in performance ranking	608	26
Place by popularity	not in top-100	96
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	28.81
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	RDNA 3
GPU code name	GM108	Navi 32
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	25 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$579
Current price	no data	$669 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	3840
Core clock speed	1072 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1189 MHz	2430 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	28,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	263 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.54	604.8
Floating-point performance	903.2 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

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

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	MXM Module	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 8-pin

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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	19500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	576.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	5.0	no data

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.

GeForce 945A 4.80

RX 7800 XT 62.40
+1200%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce 945A by 1200% 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%

GeForce 945A 1852

RX 7800 XT 24096
+1201%

Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms GeForce 945A by 1201% in Passmark.

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	16−18 −1200%	208 +1200%
1440p	9−10 −1267%	123 +1267%
4K	5−6 −1380%	74 +1380%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

18−20

−1333%

258
+1333%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −1383%	178 +1383%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −1250%	100−110 +1250%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −1314%	190−200 +1314%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1325%	110−120 +1325%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −1279%	193 +1279%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1313%	110−120 +1313%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −1410%	150−160 +1410%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −1224%	278 +1224%
Hitman 3	9−10 −1200%	110−120 +1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −1254%	474 +1254%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −1290%	130−140 +1290%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −1244%	120−130 +1244%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −1294%	488 +1294%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −1300%	196 +1300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −1250%	162 +1250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −1250%	100−110 +1250%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −1314%	190−200 +1314%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1325%	110−120 +1325%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −1242%	161 +1242%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1313%	110−120 +1313%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −1410%	150−160 +1410%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1336%	200−210 +1336%
Hitman 3	9−10 −1200%	110−120 +1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1356%	260−270 +1356%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −1250%	81 +1250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −1244%	120−130 +1244%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −1227%	398 +1227%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −1256%	366 +1256%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −1311%	120−130 +1311%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −1200%	130 +1200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 −1250%	100−110 +1250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1325%	110−120 +1325%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −1380%	148 +1380%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1313%	110−120 +1313%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1288%	222 +1288%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −1205%	274 +1205%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −1317%	340 +1317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1329%	200 +1329%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −1350%	145 +1350%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−1244%

120−130

+1244%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −1290%	130−140 +1290%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1222%	119 +1222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1420%	75−80 +1420%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −1300%	95−100 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1286%	97 +1286%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −1242%	161 +1242%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1343%	202 +1343%
Hitman 3	6−7 −1383%	85−90 +1383%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −1256%	217 +1256%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −1380%	148 +1380%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 −1250%	243 +1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −1370%	147 +1370%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 −1338%	115 +1338%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
−1213%

100−110

+1213%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1360%	70−75 +1360%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −1425%	60−65 +1425%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1225%	50−55 +1225%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −1214%	90−95 +1214%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −1300%	84 +1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1211%	118 +1211%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −1383%	89 +1383%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −1467%	45−50 +1467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1400%	45−50 +1400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1367%	44 +1367%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1333%	40−45 +1333%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1267%	164 +1267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −1210%	131 +1210%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −1300%	112 +1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −1240%	67 +1240%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1500%

60−65
+1500%

This is how GeForce 945A and RX 7800 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7800 XT is 1200% faster in 1080p
RX 7800 XT is 1267% faster in 1440p
RX 7800 XT is 1380% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.80	62.40
Recency	13 March 2015	25 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	263 Watt