GeForce 940M vs Radeon R9 M390X

In this comparison between GeForce 940M and Radeon R9 M390X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 940M will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 M390X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 940M and Radeon R9 M390X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 940M and Radeon R9 M390X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 940M or Radeon R9 M390X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 940M Radeon R9 M390X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M390X has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce 940M.
  • GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M390X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 940M and Radeon R9 M390X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 349 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • GeForce 940M and Radeon R9 M390X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 21−24
ultra / 1080p 1−2 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 12−14 40−45
medium / 1080p 4−5 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 420% more, than GeForce 940M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940M Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3
Code name N16S-GT-S/B Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2015 9 June 2015
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1176 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.22 92.54
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
Vulkan 1.1.126 +
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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