GeForce 940M vs Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 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 940M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire 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 940M or Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 940M Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce 940M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 357 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.
  • GeForce 940M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 940M is 1100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 4−5 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than GeForce 940M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940M Radeon HD 6990M Crossfire
Architecture Maxwell Terascale 2
Code name N16S-GT-S/B Blackcomb XTX
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 12 March 2015 12 July 2011
Pipelines 384 2240
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 715 MHz
Boost Clock 1176 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 28.22
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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