AMD Radeon 540X vs NVIDIA GeForce 940MX

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NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
  • Core clock speed 1122
  • Max video memory 4096 Mb
  • Memory type DDR3, GDDR5
  • Memory clock speed 4000
  • Maximum resolution
AMD Radeon 540X
Radeon 540X
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  • Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
  • Core clock speed
  • Max video memory 2048 MB
  • Memory type GDDR5
  • Memory clock speed 6000
  • Maximum resolution
Price now 421$
Games supported 61%

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance rating606617
Place by popularity62no data
Value for money0.614.53
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameN16S-GTR-B/SLexa
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date10 March 2016 (7 years old)12 August 2019 (3 years old)
Current price$950 $421
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384512
Core clock speed1122 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1242 MHz1219 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)23 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate23.8333.47
Floating-point performance762.6 gflopsno data

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on GeForce 940MX and Radeon 540X compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

Memory

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

Memory typeDDR3, GDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s112.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

Technologies

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

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+no data
GameWorks+no data

API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.11.2.131
CUDA+no data

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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 940MX 3.82
+5.5%
Radeon 540X 3.62
  • Passmark
  • 3DMark Vantage Performance
  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
  • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Score
  • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
  • Unigine Heaven 3.0

Passmark

This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.

Benchmark coverage: 24%

GeForce 940MX 1510
+5.4%
Radeon 540X 1432

GeForce 940MX outperforms Radeon 540X by 5% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GeForce 940MX 8549
Radeon 540X 11545
+35%

Radeon 540X outperforms GeForce 940MX by 35% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

GeForce 940MX 2556
Radeon 540X 4097
+60.3%

Radeon 540X outperforms GeForce 940MX by 60% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GeForce 940MX 11513
Radeon 540X 15167
+31.7%

Radeon 540X outperforms GeForce 940MX by 32% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GeForce 940MX 1834
Radeon 540X 2435
+32.8%

Radeon 540X outperforms GeForce 940MX by 33% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

GeForce 940MX 1996
Radeon 540X 2779
+39.2%

Radeon 540X outperforms GeForce 940MX by 39% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GeForce 940MX 25
Radeon 540X 30
+19.4%

Radeon 540X outperforms GeForce 940MX by 19% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce 940MX and Radeon 540X. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 102 Mh/s no data

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS

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

Full HD18
−22.2%
22
+22.2%
4K10no data

Popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
−45.5%
16
+45.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−500%
12
+500%
Battlefield 5 16
−62.5%
26
+62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−46.7%
22
+46.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
−45.5%
16
+45.5%
Forza Horizon 4 18
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Hitman 3 7−8
−143%
17
+143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−120%
11
+120%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
−50%
15
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−160%
13
+160%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
−50%
12
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 13
−53.8%
20
+53.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+66.7%
9
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−87.5%
15
+87.5%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7
−71.4%
12
+71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−33.3%
16
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5
−40%
7−8
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 11
−63.6%
18
+63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−75%
14
+75%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−42.9%
10
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 3.82 3.62
Recency 10 March 2016 12 August 2019
Pipelines / CUDA cores 384 512
Memory bandwidth 40.1 112
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Thermal design power (TDP) 23 Watt 50 Watt

Technical City couldn't decide between

NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
GeForce 940MX

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AMD Radeon 540X
Radeon 540X

The differences in performance seem too small.


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Competitors of GeForce 940MX by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce 940MX from AMD is Radeon HD 7870M, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 1 position in our rating.

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Competitors of Radeon 540X by NVIDIA

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon 540X from NVIDIA is Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5), which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.

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