GeForce 940MX vs Radeon RX 460 mobile

In this comparison between GeForce 940MX and Radeon RX 460 mobile 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 940MX will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 460 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 940MX and Radeon RX 460 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 940MX and Radeon RX 460 mobile 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 RX 460 mobile here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 940MX Radeon RX 460 mobile
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 55 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 460 mobile has 139% more power consumption, than GeForce 940MX.
  • GeForce 940MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 460 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce 940MX and Radeon RX 460 mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 940MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - with Polaris.
  • GeForce 940MX is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 460 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 460 mobile 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 3−4
low / 720p 16−18 30−35
medium / 1080p 8−9 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 122% more, than GeForce 940MX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940MX Radeon RX 460 mobile
Architecture Maxwell Polaris
Code name N16S-GTR-B/S Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 10 March 2016 8 August 2016
Pipelines 384 896
Core clock speed 1122 MHz
Boost Clock 1242 MHz 1180 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 23.83 66.08
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 2,115 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 80 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 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 102 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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