GeForce 940A vs Radeon R9 M270X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940A and Radeon R9 M270X, 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 R9 M270X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 940A

Radeon R9 M270X

Main Specs

	GeForce 940A	Radeon R9 M270X
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs

GeForce 940A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M270X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M270X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 940A.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 940A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M270X - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of GeForce 940A is 304 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.
GeForce 940A and Radeon R9 M270X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 940A is 877 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M270X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	4−5	6−7
ultra / 1080p	2−3	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	16−18
medium / 1080p	5−6	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than GeForce 940A.
high / 1080p	−	10−12
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	24−27
medium / 1080p	8−9	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Battlefield 5 is 45% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	30−35	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 17% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	120−130	130−140
medium / 768p	90−95	100−110
ultra / 1080p	40−45	50−55
QHD / 1440p	24−27	27−30
4K / 2160p	18−20	27−30
high / 768p	65−70	75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 14% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	80−85	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
medium / 1080p	40−45	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 12% more, than Radeon R9 M270X.
low / 768p	75−80	75−80
medium / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Dota 2 is 5% more, than GeForce 940A.
high / 1080p	5−6	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
4K / 2160p	2−3	3−4
low / 720p	14−16	18−20
medium / 1080p	6−7	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Far Cry 5 is 28% more, than GeForce 940A.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−11
low / 720p	50−55	60−65
medium / 1080p	14−16	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Fortnite is 22% more, than GeForce 940A.
high / 1080p	7−8	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	20−22	24−27
medium / 1080p	9−10	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Forza Horizon 4 is 41% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	7−8	12−14
ultra / 1080p	3−4	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Grand Theft Auto V is 26% more, than GeForce 940A.
high / 1080p	3−4	4−5
ultra / 1080p	1−2	3−4
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	12−14
medium / 1080p	4−5	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
high / 1080p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	85−90	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Minecraft is 2% more, than GeForce 940A.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	30−35
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than GeForce 940A.
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	8−9	10−12
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 12% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	16−18	24−27
medium / 768p	10−12	16−18
high / 1080p	5−6	9−10
ultra / 1080p	4−5	6−7
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 55% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	70−75	85−90
medium / 768p	35−40	40−45
ultra / 1080p	16−18	18−20
high / 768p	30−35	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M270X in World of Tanks is 17% more, than GeForce 940A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 940A	Radeon R9 M270X
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 1.0
Code name	GM108	Venus
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015	21 March 2014
Pipelines	384	640
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	725 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz	775 MHz
Transistor count		1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	17.98	31.00
Floating-point performance	863.2 gflops	1,536 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB/s	72 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	Not Listed
Vulkan	1.1.126
CUDA	5.0
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0 x16
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
PowerTune		+
DualGraphics		+
ZeroCore		+
Switchable graphics		+
Mantle		+
Compute units		10

GeForce 940A vs Radeon R9 M270X

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