GeForce 940MX vs Radeon RX 480 mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940MX and Radeon RX 480 mobile, 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 RX 480 mobile, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 940MX and Radeon RX 480 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 940MX and Radeon RX 480 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 480 mobile here:
Main Specs
GeForce 940MX
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
23 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3, GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Radeon RX 480 mobile has 334% more power consumption, than GeForce 940MX.
GeForce 940MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 480 mobile has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce 940MX.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 940MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - with Polaris.
GeForce 940MX is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce 940MX.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
27−30
medium / 1080p
8−9
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than GeForce 940MX.
high / 1080p
12−14
20−22
ultra / 1080p
10−11
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
45−50
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Battlefield 5 is 80% more, than GeForce 940MX.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than GeForce 940MX.
low / 768p
140−150
190−200
medium / 768p
110−120
160−170
ultra / 1080p
55−60
85−90
QHD / 1440p
30−33
45−50
4K / 2160p
27−30
24−27
high / 768p
80−85
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 40% more, than GeForce 940MX.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 23% more, than GeForce 940MX.
low / 768p
80−85
100−110
medium / 768p
60−65
85−90
ultra / 1080p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Dota 2 is 38% more, than GeForce 940MX.
high / 1080p
8−9
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
4K / 2160p
3−4
4−5
low / 720p
18−20
30−35
medium / 1080p
9−10
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Far Cry 5 is 77% more, than GeForce 940MX.
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
10−11
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
10−12
low / 720p
60−65
90−95
medium / 1080p
24−27
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Fortnite is 57% more, than GeForce 940MX.
high / 1080p
12−14
21−24
ultra / 1080p
10−12
16−18
QHD / 1440p
1−2
5−6
low / 720p
27−30
45−50
medium / 1080p
14−16
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 76% more, than GeForce 940MX.
low / 768p
50−55
75−80
medium / 768p
45−50
70−75
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 58% more, than GeForce 940MX.
high / 1080p
5−6
7−8
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
24−27
medium / 1080p
6−7
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Metro Exodus is 71% more, than GeForce 940MX.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
100−110
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Minecraft is 16% more, than GeForce 940MX.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than GeForce 940MX.
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−12
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 60% more, than GeForce 940MX.
low / 768p
24−27
45−50
medium / 768p
16−18
27−30
high / 1080p
9−10
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
9−10
4K / 2160p
6−7
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 61% more, than GeForce 940MX.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
30−35
high / 768p
35−40
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in World of Tanks is 20% more, than GeForce 940MX.
Full Specs
GeForce 940MX
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture
Maxwell
Polaris
Code name
N16S-GTR-B/S
Polaris
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
10 March 2016
1 August 2016
Pipelines
384
2304
Core clock speed
1122 MHz
Boost Clock
1242 MHz
1077 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
23.83
155.1
Floating-point performance
762.6 gflops
4,963 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
40.1 GB/s
256.0 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
1.2.131
CUDA
+
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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