GeForce 940A vs Radeon R9 290X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940A and Radeon R9 290X, 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 940A stacks up against Radeon R9 290X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 940A

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Main Specs

	GeForce 940A	Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 657% more power consumption, than GeForce 940A.
GeForce 940A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 290X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 940A.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce 940A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
GeForce 940A and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 940A is 752 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	4−5	35−40
ultra / 1080p	2−3	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	14−16	60−65
medium / 1080p	5−6	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 616% more, than GeForce 940A.
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	7−8	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	18−20	110−120
medium / 1080p	8−9	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 609% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	30−35	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	120−130	250−260
medium / 768p	90−95	220−230
ultra / 1080p	40−45	190−200
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	18−20	70−75
high / 768p	65−70	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 188% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	80−85	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 940A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon R9 290X.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	50−55	110−120
ultra / 1080p	27−30	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Dota 2 is 121% more, than GeForce 940A.
high / 1080p	5−6	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	2−3	16−18
low / 720p	14−16	85−90
medium / 1080p	6−7	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 628% more, than GeForce 940A.
high / 1080p	12−14	65−70
ultra / 1080p	7−8	50−55
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	50−55	180−190
medium / 1080p	14−16	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 386% more, than GeForce 940A.
high / 1080p	7−8	65−70
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	20−22	110−120
medium / 1080p	9−10	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 608% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	45−50	140−150
medium / 768p	−	130−140
high / 1080p	7−8	75−80
ultra / 1080p	3−4	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	24−27
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 347% more, than GeForce 940A.
high / 1080p	3−4	27−30
ultra / 1080p	1−2	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	0−1	9−10
low / 720p	8−9	70−75
medium / 1080p	4−5	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 900% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	85−90	−
ultra / 1080p	80−85	−
medium / 1080p	85−90	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Minecraft is 49% more, than GeForce 940A.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than GeForce 940A.
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	7−8	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	8−9	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 462% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	16−18	140−150
medium / 768p	10−12	90−95
high / 1080p	5−6	50−55
ultra / 1080p	4−5	27−30
4K / 2160p	0−1	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 777% more, than GeForce 940A.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	55−60
high / 768p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 66% more, than GeForce 940A.

Full Specs

	GeForce 940A	Radeon R9 290X
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN
Code name	GM108	Hawaii XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015	24 October 2013
Pipelines	384	2816
Core clock speed	1029 MHz
Boost Clock	1124 MHz	947 MHz
Transistor count		6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	17.98	176.0
Floating-point performance	863.2 gflops	5,632 gflops
Length		275 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	2002 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16.02 GB/s	320 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
CUDA	5.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.76 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		623 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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GeForce 940A vs Radeon R9 290X

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