GeForce 8300 vs Radeon R7 M445

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M445 with GeForce 8300, including specs and performance data.

R7 M445
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 15 Watt
2.10
+813%

R7 M445 outperforms 8300 by a whopping 813% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8511364
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.640.45
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameMesoC78
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)17 April 2007 (17 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 cores32016
Core clock speed780 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed920 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,550 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15-25 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate18.404.000
Floating-point processing power0.5888 TFLOPS0.048 TFLOPS
ROPs84
TMUs208

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCI
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model6.04.0
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

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.

R7 M445 2.10
+813%
GeForce 8300 0.23

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 M445 938
+829%
GeForce 8300 101

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 HD14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Fortnite 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Valorant 40−45
+950%
4−5
−950%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Dota 2 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Fortnite 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 6 0−1
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Valorant 40−45
+950%
4−5
−950%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Dota 2 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5 0−1
Valorant 40−45
+950%
4−5
−950%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Valorant 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Valorant 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 6−7 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4 0−1

This is how R7 M445 and GeForce 8300 compete in popular games:

  • R7 M445 is 1300% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.10 0.23
Recency 15 May 2016 17 April 2007
Chip lithography 28 nm 80 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 40 Watt

R7 M445 has a 813% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R7 M445 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 M445 is a notebook card while GeForce 8300 is a desktop one.

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