GeForce 940MX vs Radeon R9 M485X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 940MX and Radeon R9 M485X. 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 940MX and Radeon R9 M485X. 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 940MX and Radeon R9 M485X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce 940MX and Radeon R9 M485X 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 940MX or Radeon R9 M485X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 940MX Radeon R9 M485X
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB MB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 M485X has 986% more power consumption, than GeForce 940MX.
  • GeForce 940MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 M485X uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Radeon R9 M485X has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce 940MX.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce 940MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 M485X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940MX is 399 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M485X.
  • GeForce 940MX and Radeon R9 M485X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M485X is 1000 MHz higher, than GeForce 940MX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 24−27
ultra / 1080p 4−5 14−16
QHD / 1440p 0−1 10−11
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 16−18 45−50
medium / 1080p 8−9 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M485X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 233% more, than GeForce 940MX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940MX Radeon R9 M485X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 3
Code name N16S-GTR-B/S Amethyst
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 10 March 2016 14 May 2016
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 1122 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1242 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 23.83 92.54
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.1 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 102 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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