GeForce 940M vs Radeon R9 M470X

In this comparison between GeForce 940M and Radeon R9 M470X 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 M470X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 940M and Radeon R9 M470X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 940M and Radeon R9 M470X 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 M470X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 940M Radeon R9 M470X
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M470X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 940M and Radeon R9 M470X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M470X - with GCN 2.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 28 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.
  • GeForce 940M and Radeon R9 M470X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M470X is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 16−18
ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 12−14 35−40
medium / 1080p 4−5 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M470X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 320% more, than GeForce 940M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940M Radeon R9 M470X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2
Code name N16S-GT-S/B Emerald
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2015 14 May 2016
Pipelines 384 896
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 1100 MHz
Boost Clock 1176 MHz 1100 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.22 61.60
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 1,971 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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