GeForce 940MX vs Radeon HD 7790

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940MX and Radeon HD 7790, 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 940MX stacks up against Radeon HD 7790, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 940MX is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce 940MX 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 940MX here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 940MX Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7790 has 269% more power consumption, than GeForce 940MX.
  • GeForce 940MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 940MX has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce 940MX is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 940MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940MX is 122 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce 940MX and Radeon HD 7790 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 2000 MHz higher, than GeForce 940MX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 16−18
ultra / 1080p 4−5 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 16−18 30−35
medium / 1080p 8−9 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 122% more, than GeForce 940MX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940MX Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Maxwell GCN 2.0
Code name N16S-GTR-B/S Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 10 March 2016 22 March 2013
Pipelines 384 896
Core clock speed 1122 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1242 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 23.83 56.00
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 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 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 102 Mh/s 218 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 5.2 Mh/s
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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