GeForce 940M vs Radeon HD 5850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 5850, 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 940M stacks up against Radeon HD 5850, check out specs charts below.
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:
Main Specs
GeForce 940M
Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
151 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 5850 has 101% more power consumption, than GeForce 940M.
GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 5850 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 940M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce 940M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5850 - in Desktops.
GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 347 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5850.
GeForce 940M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5850 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 5850 is 2000 MHz.
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
2−3
9−10
ultra / 1080p
1−2
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
21−24
medium / 1080p
4−5
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
6−7
16−18
ultra / 1080p
4−5
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
30−35
medium / 1080p
6−7
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Battlefield 5 is 150% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
120−130
160−170
medium / 768p
90−95
130−140
ultra / 1080p
40−45
65−70
QHD / 1440p
24−27
40−45
4K / 2160p
18−20
27−30
high / 768p
65−70
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 45% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
70−75
ultra / 1080p
24−27
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Dota 2 is 40% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
3−4
10−12
ultra / 1080p
3−4
10−11
4K / 2160p
2−3
4−5
low / 720p
12−14
24−27
medium / 1080p
4−5
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Far Cry 5 is 140% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
10−11
18−20
ultra / 1080p
5−6
12−14
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
low / 720p
50−55
70−75
medium / 1080p
12−14
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Fortnite is 70% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
7−8
16−18
ultra / 1080p
6−7
14−16
QHD / 1440p
2−3
4−5
low / 720p
20−22
35−40
medium / 1080p
9−10
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Forza Horizon 4 is 100% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
45−50
65−70
medium / 768p
35−40
55−60
high / 1080p
6−7
18−20
ultra / 1080p
3−4
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Grand Theft Auto V is 65% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
1−2
6−7
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
6−7
18−20
medium / 1080p
3−4
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Metro Exodus is 266% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
90−95
medium / 1080p
90−95
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Minecraft is 12% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
40−45
medium / 1080p
16−18
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 41% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
18−20
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 160% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
14−16
35−40
medium / 768p
10−11
21−24
high / 1080p
5−6
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 142% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
50−55
ultra / 1080p
14−16
24−27
high / 768p
30−35
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5850 in World of Tanks is 29% more, than GeForce 940M.
Full Specs
GeForce 940M
Radeon HD 5850
Architecture
Maxwell
Terascale 2
Code name
N16S-GT-S/B
Cypress
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
12 March 2015
30 September 2009
Pipelines
384
1440
Core clock speed
1072 MHz
725 MHz
Boost Clock
1176 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
28.22
52.20
Floating-point performance
903.2 gflops
2,088.0 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.5
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
N/A
CUDA
+
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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