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    GeForce 940MX vs Radeon HD 8730M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 940MX and Radeon HD 8730M. 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 940MX and Radeon HD 8730M. 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 940MX and Radeon HD 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 940MX and Radeon HD 8730M 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 940MX or Radeon HD 8730M here:

    GeForce 940MX Laptops
    Radeon HD 8730M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 940MX Radeon HD 8730M
    Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce 940MX has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 940MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce 940MX is 472 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
    • GeForce 940MX and Radeon HD 8730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 940MX is 2000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 7−8 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 −
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 16−18 1−2
    medium / 1080p 8−9 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940MX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 940MX Radeon HD 8730M
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N16S-GTR-B/S Mars
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 10 March 2016 16 November 2012
    Pipelines 384 384
    Core clock speed 1122 MHz 650 MHz
    Boost Clock 1242 MHz 700 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 23.83 16.80
    Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 537.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 2000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 32 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 102 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
    Optimus +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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