GeForce GT 745A vs Radeon R7 M350

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M350 and GeForce GT 745A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 M350
2015
4 GB DDR3, 35 Watt
3.03

GT 745A outperforms R7 M350 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking772748
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.936.67
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameMesoGK107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)26 August 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384384
Compute units6no data
Core clock speed1000 MHz837 MHz
Boost clock speed825 MHz915 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rate24.3629.28
Floating-point processing power0.7795 TFLOPS0.7027 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2432

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16

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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 GB/s28.8 GB/s

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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
Mantle+-
CUDA-3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

R7 M350 3.03
GT 745A 3.21
+5.9%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

R7 M350 1166
GT 745A 1237
+6.1%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.03 3.21
Recency 5 May 2015 26 August 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 33 Watt

R7 M350 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GT 745A, on the other hand, has a 5.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 6.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R7 M350 and GeForce GT 745A.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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