Radeon Pro Vega 16 vs GeForce 940M

Place in the ranking	785	397
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.16	11.57
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code name	GM108	Vega 12
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	14 November 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	384	1024
Core clock speed	1072 MHz	815 MHz
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	1190 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.22	76.16
Floating-point processing power	0.9032 TFLOPS	2.437 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	24	64

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	medium sized	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR3	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	1024 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	307.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	2.0	no data
Optimus	+	-
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.3
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 940M 2.92

Pro Vega 16 12.47
+327%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce 940M 1125

Pro Vega 16 4809
+327%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GeForce 940M 2406

Pro Vega 16 10569
+339%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GeForce 940M 1622

Pro Vega 16 7745
+377%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce 940M 8819

Pro Vega 16 56273
+538%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GeForce 940M 5926

Pro Vega 16 22421
+278%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	18 −278%	68 +278%
1440p	96 −317%	400−450 +317%
4K	29 −31%	38 +31%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7

−217%

18−20
+217%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −222%	27−30 +222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1900%	20−22 +1900%
Battlefield 5	15 −167%	40−45 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 −150%	24−27 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −217%	18−20 +217%
Far Cry 5	12 −142%	27−30 +142%
Far Cry New Dawn	15 −127%	30−35 +127%
Forza Horizon 4	41 −100%	80−85 +100%
Hitman 3	8−9 −188%	21−24 +188%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −200%	65−70 +200%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −1267%	40−45 +1267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 −143%	30−35 +143%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21 −90.5%	40−45 +90.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −82.1%	70−75 +82.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −222%	27−30 +222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1900%	20−22 +1900%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −217%	18−20 +217%
Far Cry 5	10 −190%	27−30 +190%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −325%	30−35 +325%
Forza Horizon 4	34 −141%	80−85 +141%
Hitman 3	8−9 −188%	21−24 +188%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −200%	65−70 +200%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −1267%	40−45 +1267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −386%	30−35 +386%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 −29.2%	30−35 +29.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −82.1%	70−75 +82.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −222%	27−30 +222%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −1900%	20−22 +1900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −217%	18−20 +217%
Far Cry 5	8 −263%	27−30 +263%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −447%	80−85 +447%
Hitman 3	8−9 −188%	21−24 +188%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −200%	65−70 +200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −233%	40−45 +233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −350%	27 +350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −82.1%	70−75 +82.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−240%

30−35
+240%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −375%	18−20 +375%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −500%	12−14 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Hitman 3	8−9 −87.5%	14−16 +87.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −359%	75−80 +359%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−233%

20−22
+233%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	16−18
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−175%

10−12
+175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

This is how GeForce 940M and Pro Vega 16 compete in popular games:

Pro Vega 16 is 278% faster in 1080p
Pro Vega 16 is 317% faster in 1440p
Pro Vega 16 is 31% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro Vega 16 is 1900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro Vega 16 is ahead in 61 test (86%)
there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.92	12.47
Recency	13 March 2015	14 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm

Pro Vega 16 has a 327.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro Vega 16 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 940M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.