GeForce 940M vs Radeon HD 8730M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 8730M, 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 8730M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 8730M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 8730M 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 8730M here:
Main Specs
GeForce 940M
Radeon HD 8730M
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
DDR3
DDR3
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x8 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce 940M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8730M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8730M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 422 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8730M.
GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 8730M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 8730M 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
0−1
ultra / 1080p
1−2
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
1−2
medium / 1080p
4−5
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
0−1
medium / 1080p
6−7
−
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8730M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
120−130
60−65
medium / 768p
90−95
27−30
ultra / 1080p
40−45
7−8
QHD / 1440p
24−27
−
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
high / 768p
65−70
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 189% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
18−20
0−1
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GeForce 940M and Radeon HD 8730M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
70−75
45−50
medium / 768p
50−55
10−11
ultra / 1080p
24−27
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940M in Dota 2 is 113% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
3−4
−
ultra / 1080p
3−4
−
4K / 2160p
2−3
−
low / 720p
12−14
0−1
medium / 1080p
4−5
−
high / 1080p
10−11
−
ultra / 1080p
5−6
−
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
low / 720p
50−55
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940M in Fortnite is 136% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
7−8
0−1
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
0−1
medium / 1080p
9−10
0−1
low / 768p
45−50
18−20
medium / 768p
35−40
−
high / 1080p
6−7
0−1
ultra / 1080p
3−4
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940M in Grand Theft Auto V is 147% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
1−2
−
ultra / 1080p
0−1
−
4K / 2160p
0−1
−
low / 720p
6−7
0−1
medium / 1080p
3−4
−
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
high / 1080p
85−90
27−30
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940M in Minecraft is 69% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
low / 720p
24−27
8−9
medium / 1080p
16−18
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 212% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
−
low / 720p
5−6
0−1
low / 768p
14−16
0−1
medium / 768p
10−11
−
high / 1080p
5−6
−
ultra / 1080p
4−5
−
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 768p
75−80
45−50
medium / 768p
40−45
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
0−1
high / 768p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940M in World of Tanks is 100% more, than Radeon HD 8730M.
Full Specs
GeForce 940M
Radeon HD 8730M
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
N16S-GT-S/B
Mars
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2015
16 November 2012
Pipelines
384
384
Core clock speed
1072 MHz
650 MHz
Boost Clock
1176 MHz
700 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
950 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
28.22
16.80
Floating-point performance
903.2 gflops
537.6 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
32 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
Laptop size
medium sized
medium sized
Optimus
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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