FirePro R5000 vs GeForce 940MX

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro R5000 and GeForce 940MX. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro R5000 and GeForce 940MX. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce 940MX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 940MX is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 940MX here:

Main Specs

  FirePro R5000 GeForce 940MX
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 23 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro R5000 has 1421% more power consumption, than GeForce 940MX.
  • FirePro R5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce 940MX uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce 940MX has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro R5000.
  • FirePro R5000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 940MX - in Laptops.
  • FirePro R5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce 940MX - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940MX is 297 MHz higher, than FirePro R5000.
  • FirePro R5000 and GeForce 940MX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 940MX is 800 MHz higher, than FirePro R5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 7−8
ultra / 1080p 8−9 4−5
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 16−18
medium / 1080p 16−18 8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than GeForce 940MX.

Full Specs

  FirePro R5000 GeForce 940MX
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Pitcairn N16S-GTR-B/S
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 25 February 2013 10 March 2016
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1122 MHz
Boost Clock 1242 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 23.83
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 762.6 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 40.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.1
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 102 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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