Radeon R5 M315 vs GeForce 940MX
Aggregate performance score
GeForce 940MX outperforms Radeon R5 M315 by a whopping 219% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 661 | 1007 |
| Place by popularity | 92 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.23 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | N16S-GTR-B/S | Meso LE (DDR3) |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 March 2016 (8 years ago) | 16 June 2015 (8 years ago) |
| Current price | $950 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
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 cores | 384 | 320 |
| Compute units | no data | 5 |
| Core clock speed | 1122 MHz | 970 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1242 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 23.83 | 23.28 |
| Floating-point performance | 762.6 gflops | 745.0 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce 940MX and Radeon R5 M315 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 size | medium sized | no data |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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, GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 40.1 GB/s | 14.4 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 | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | no data | - |
| Enduro | no data | - |
| HD3D | no data | + |
| PowerTune | no data | + |
| DualGraphics | no data | 1 |
| TrueAudio | no data | - |
| ZeroCore | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | no data |
| Optimus | + | no data |
| GameWorks | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | Not Listed |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | no data |
| Mantle | no data | + |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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 outperforms Radeon R5 M315 by 219% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce 940MX outperforms Radeon R5 M315 by 217% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeForce 940MX outperforms Radeon R5 M315 by 117% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
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: 14%
GeForce 940MX outperforms Radeon R5 M315 by 128% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
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
+260%
| 5−6
−260%
|
| 4K | 10
+233%
| 3−4
−233%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 11
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 14
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 11
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18
+260%
|
5−6
−260%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 23
+91.7%
|
12−14
−91.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+55.6%
|
9−10
−55.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 10
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 26
+333%
|
6−7
−333%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14
+180%
|
5−6
−180%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 18
+50%
|
12−14
−50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3
−200%
|
9−10
+200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12
+200%
|
4−5
−200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+200%
|
3−4
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12
+140%
|
5−6
−140%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 11
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7
+75%
|
4−5
−75%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+80%
|
5−6
−80%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
This is how GeForce 940MX and R5 M315 compete in popular games:
- GeForce 940MX is 260% faster in 1080p
- GeForce 940MX is 233% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce 940MX is 600% faster.
- in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R5 M315 is 200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GeForce 940MX is ahead in 36 tests (95%)
- R5 M315 is ahead in 2 tests (5%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.92 | 1.23 |
| Recency | 10 March 2016 | 16 June 2015 |
The GeForce 940MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M315 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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