GeForce 940A vs Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940A and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 940A stacks up against Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 940A
Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge here:
Main Specs
GeForce 940A | Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 12-45 Watt |
Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | |
Memory type | DDR3 | |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | |
Display Connectors | No outputs | |
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- GeForce 940A has 175% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
- GeForce 940A is used in Desktops, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - in Laptops.
- GeForce 940A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
- GeForce 940A and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
high / 1080p | 4−5 | 3−4 |
ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 1−2 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
GeForce 940A and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. | ||
high / 1080p | − | 7−8 |
ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 5−6 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
medium / 1080p | 8−9 | 8−9 |
GeForce 940A and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5. | ||
low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
high / 1080p | 30−35 | 40−45 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Call of Duty: Warzone is 12% more, than GeForce 940A. | ||
low / 768p | 120−130 | 120−130 |
medium / 768p | 90−95 | 95−100 |
ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
QHD / 1440p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
4K / 2160p | 18−20 | − |
high / 768p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 4% more, than GeForce 940A. | ||
low / 768p | 80−85 | 70−75 |
ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 20−22 |
medium / 1080p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge. | ||
low / 768p | 75−80 | 75−80 |
medium / 768p | 50−55 | 55−60 |
ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Dota 2 is 3% more, than GeForce 940A. | ||
high / 1080p | 5−6 | 4−5 |
ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
medium / 1080p | 6−7 | 5−6 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940A in Far Cry 5 is 12% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge. | ||
high / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 7−8 |
QHD / 1440p | − | 4−5 |
low / 720p | 50−55 | 55−60 |
medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Fortnite is 4% more, than GeForce 940A. | ||
high / 1080p | 7−8 | 6−7 |
ultra / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 20−22 | 21−24 |
medium / 1080p | 9−10 | 9−10 |
GeForce 940A and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4. | ||
low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
high / 1080p | 7−8 | 8−9 |
ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 3−4 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
medium / 720p | 35−40 | 40−45 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in Grand Theft Auto V is 4% more, than GeForce 940A. | ||
high / 1080p | 3−4 | 2−3 |
ultra / 1080p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 8−9 | 7−8 |
medium / 1080p | 4−5 | 3−4 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940A in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge. | ||
low / 768p | 85−90 | 85−90 |
high / 1080p | 85−90 | 65−70 |
ultra / 1080p | 80−85 | − |
medium / 1080p | 85−90 | − |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940A in Minecraft is 12% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge. | ||
ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
low / 720p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
GeForce 940A and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. | ||
high / 1080p | − | 6−7 |
ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | 4−5 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 8−9 | 7−8 |
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940A in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 33% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge. | ||
low / 768p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
medium / 768p | 10−12 | 12−14 |
high / 1080p | 5−6 | 6−7 |
ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 1−2 |
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 11% more, than GeForce 940A. | ||
low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
medium / 768p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 16−18 |
high / 768p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
GeForce 940A and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge have the same average FPS in World of Tanks. |
Full Specs
GeForce 940A | Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge | |
Architecture | Maxwell | GCN 1.2/2.0 |
Code name | GM108 | Bristol Ridge |
Type | Desktop | Laptop |
Release date | 13 March 2015 | 1 June 2016 |
Pipelines | 384 | 384 |
Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | |
Boost Clock | 1124 MHz | 800 MHz |
Transistor count | 3100 Million | |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Texture fill rate | 17.98 | |
Floating-point performance | 863.2 gflops | |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | |
Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | |
Shared memory | + | |
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | DirectX 12 (FL 12_0) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | |
OpenGL | 4.6 | |
OpenCL | 1.2 | |
Vulkan | 1.1.126 | |
CUDA | 5.0 | |
Laptop size | medium sized | |
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