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    GeForce 940M vs Radeon RX 570

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 940M and Radeon RX 570. 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 GeForce 940M and Radeon RX 570. 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.
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    GeForce 940M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce 940M 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 940M here:

    GeForce 940M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 940M Radeon RX 570
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 120 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon RX 570 has 60% more power consumption, than GeForce 940M.
    • GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 570 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon RX 570 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce 940M.
    • GeForce 940M is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 570 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 570 - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 96 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.
    • GeForce 940M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 570 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 570 is 5000 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 12−14 60−65
    medium / 1080p 4−5 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than GeForce 940M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 940M Radeon RX 570
    Architecture Maxwell Polaris
    Code name N16S-GT-S/B Polaris 20 Ellesmere
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2015 18 April 2017
    Pipelines 384 2048
    Core clock speed 1072 MHz 1168 MHz
    Boost Clock 1176 MHz 1244 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 5,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.22 159.2
    Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 5,095 gflops
    Length 241 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 224.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126 +
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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