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    GeForce 940M vs Radeon RX 560 mobile

    In this comparison between GeForce 940M and Radeon RX 560 mobile you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 940M will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 560 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    GeForce 940M and Radeon RX 560 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 940M and Radeon RX 560 mobile 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 RX 560 mobile here:

    GeForce 940M Laptops
    Radeon RX 560 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 940M Radeon RX 560 mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 55 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce 940M has 36% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 560 mobile.
    • GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 560 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce 940M and Radeon RX 560 mobile have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 103 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.
    • GeForce 940M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 mobile is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 12−14 35−40
    medium / 1080p 4−5 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 340% more, than GeForce 940M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 940M Radeon RX 560 mobile
    Architecture Maxwell Polaris
    Code name N16S-GT-S/B Polaris 11
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 5 January 2017
    Pipelines 384 1024
    Core clock speed 1072 MHz 1175 MHz
    Boost Clock 1176 MHz 1275 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.22 58.97
    Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 2,462 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 2.0
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Optimus +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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