FirePro V5900 vs GeForce 940MX

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5900 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 V5900 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 V5900 GeForce 940MX
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 23 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FirePro V5900 has 226% more power consumption, than GeForce 940MX.
  • FirePro V5900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce 940MX uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce 940MX has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and GeForce 940MX - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce 940MX - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940MX is 522 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce 940MX - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 940MX is 2000 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 7−8
ultra / 1080p 2−3 4−5
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 16−18
medium / 1080p 7−8 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce 940MX
Architecture TeraScale 3 Maxwell
Code name Cayman N16S-GTR-B/S
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 10 March 2016
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 600 MHz 1122 MHz
Boost Clock 1242 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 23.83
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 762.6 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 40.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s 102 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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