Radeon R5 M255 vs R7 M445

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M445 and Radeon R5 M255, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 M445
2016
4 GB GDDR5, 15 Watt
2.45
+73.8%

R7 M445 outperforms R5 M255 by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8381005
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.72no data
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameMesoTopaz
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 May 2016 (8 years ago)12 October 2014 (10 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 cores320384
Compute unitsno data5
Core clock speed780 MHz925 MHz
Boost clock speed920 MHz940 MHz
Number of transistors1,550 million1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15-25 Wattno data
Texture fill rate18.4022.56
Floating-point processing power0.5888 TFLOPS0.7219 TFLOPS
ROPs88
TMUs2024

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth32 GB/s16 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity-+

Supported technologies

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

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)DirectX® 11
Shader Model6.06.3
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.0Not Listed
Vulkan1.2.131-
Mantle-+

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 M445 2.45
+73.8%
R5 M255 1.41

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 943
+74%
R5 M255 542

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.

R7 M445 2208
+23.8%
R5 M255 1784

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

R7 M445 6872
+27.3%
R5 M255 5399

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.

R7 M445 1579
+46.1%
R5 M255 1081

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.

R7 M445 9617
+58.9%
R5 M255 6053

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:

900p35−40
+66.7%
21
−66.7%
Full HD14
+7.7%
13
−7.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−20%
6
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Hitman 3 7−8
+40%
5
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−50%
9
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−9.1%
12
+9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+12.1%
30−35
−12.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+37.5%
8
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−61.5%
21
+61.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+12.1%
30−35
−12.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+300%
5
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+37.5%
8
−37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5
+66.7%
3
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+12.1%
30−35
−12.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how R7 M445 and R5 M255 compete in popular games:

  • R7 M445 is 67% faster in 900p
  • R7 M445 is 8% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R7 M445 is 300% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R5 M255 is 62% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M445 is ahead in 40 tests (82%)
  • R5 M255 is ahead in 4 tests (8%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.45 1.41
Recency 15 May 2016 12 October 2014

R7 M445 has a 73.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon R7 M445 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M255 in performance tests.


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