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    GeForce 940M vs Radeon R9 290X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 940M and Radeon R9 290X. 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 R9 290X. 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.
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    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:

    GeForce 940M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 940M Radeon R9 290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 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 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 290X has 233% more power consumption, than GeForce 940M.
    • GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce 940M and Radeon R9 290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce 940M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
    • GeForce 940M and Radeon R9 290X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 940M is 750 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 12−14 60−65
    medium / 1080p 4−5 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 760% more, than GeForce 940M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 940M Radeon R9 290X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N16S-GT-S/B Hawaii XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2015 24 October 2013
    Pipelines 384 2816
    Core clock speed 1072 MHz
    Boost Clock 1176 MHz 947 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.22 176.0
    Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 5,632 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 320 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126 +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s 623 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
    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
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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