Radeon Pro 5300M vs GeForce 940MX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 940MX with Radeon Pro 5300M, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 940MX
2016
4 GB DDR3, GDDR5, 23 Watt
3.94

Pro 5300M outperforms 940MX by a whopping 291% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking698346
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.7412.43
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGM107Navi 14
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date28 June 2016 (8 years ago)13 November 2019 (5 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 cores5121280
Core clock speed795 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed861 MHz1250 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate27.55100.0
Floating-point processing power0.8817 TFLOPS3.2 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs3280

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3, GDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s192.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
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 940MX 3.94
Pro 5300M 15.41
+291%

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 940MX 1518
Pro 5300M 5940
+291%

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 HD17
−282%
65−70
+282%
4K10
−250%
35−40
+250%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
−218%
35−40
+218%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−733%
24−27
+733%
Battlefield 5 14
−257%
50−55
+257%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−244%
30−35
+244%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Far Cry 5 11
−227%
35−40
+227%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−282%
40−45
+282%
Forza Horizon 4 71
−40.8%
100−105
+40.8%
Hitman 3 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−189%
75−80
+189%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−657%
50−55
+657%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−320%
40−45
+320%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
−163%
50−55
+163%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−88.1%
75−80
+88.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
−150%
35−40
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−733%
24−27
+733%
Battlefield 5 10
−400%
50−55
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−244%
30−35
+244%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Far Cry 5 11
−227%
35−40
+227%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
−282%
40−45
+282%
Forza Horizon 4 41
−144%
100−105
+144%
Hitman 3 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−189%
75−80
+189%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−657%
50−55
+657%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−320%
40−45
+320%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
−23.3%
35−40
+23.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−88.1%
75−80
+88.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5
−600%
35−40
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−733%
24−27
+733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−244%
30−35
+244%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−243%
24−27
+243%
Far Cry 5 8
−350%
35−40
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 12
−733%
100−105
+733%
Hitman 3 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
−609%
75−80
+609%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−429%
35−40
+429%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−88.1%
75−80
+88.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−320%
40−45
+320%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
−329%
30−33
+329%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−467%
16−18
+467%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1925%
80−85
+1925%
Hitman 3 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−244%
30−35
+244%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−296%
95−100
+296%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−213%
24−27
+213%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Hitman 3 0−1 10−12
Metro Exodus 0−1 14−16

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 3−4
Far Cry 5 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
High Preset

Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how GeForce 940MX and Pro 5300M compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5300M is 282% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5300M is 250% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Pro 5300M is 1925% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro 5300M is ahead in 63 tests (91%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.94 15.41
Recency 28 June 2016 13 November 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 85 Watt

GeForce 940MX has 269.6% lower power consumption.

Pro 5300M, on the other hand, has a 291.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5300M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940MX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 940MX is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro 5300M is a mobile workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
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