GeForce 940M vs Radeon HD 7990

In this comparison between GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 7990 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 7990 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 7990
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 375 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7990 has 400% more power consumption, than GeForce 940M.
  • GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7990 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 940M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7990.
  • GeForce 940M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7990 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7990 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 122 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7990.
  • GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 7990 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7990 is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.

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 7990 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than GeForce 940M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940M Radeon HD 7990
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N16S-GT-S/B Malta
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 24 April 2013
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 950 MHz
Boost Clock 1176 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.22 128.0
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 2x 4,096 gflops
Length 307 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 288.0 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 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s 459 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 44 Mh/s
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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