GeForce 940M vs Radeon R5 M435

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 940M and Radeon R5 M435. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 940M and Radeon R5 M435. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 R5 M435
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
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 R5 M435.
  • GeForce 940M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R5 M435 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R5 M435 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 292 MHz higher, than Radeon R5 M435.
  • GeForce 940M and Radeon R5 M435 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R5 M435 is 2500 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 0−1
ultra / 1080p 1−2 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 12−14 10−12
medium / 1080p 4−5 2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R5 M435.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940M Radeon R5 M435
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name N16S-GT-S/B Jet
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 15 May 2016
Pipelines 384 320
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 780 MHz
Boost Clock 1176 MHz 1030 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 690 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.22 20.60
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 547.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 36 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
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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