Radeon R8 M535DX vs GeForce 940MX

Place in performance ranking	661	888
Place by popularity	92	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.23	0.19
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)
GPU code name	N16S-GTR-B/S	Meso
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	10 March 2016 (8 years ago)	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Current price	$950	$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce 940MX has 21% better value for money than R8 M535DX.

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
Core clock speed	1122 MHz	780 MHz
Boost clock speed	1242 MHz	891 MHz
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	17.82
Floating-point performance	762.6 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 940MX and Radeon R8 M535DX compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	IGP
Width	no data	IGP
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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	64 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

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	+	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1	1.2.131
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 3.91
+126%

R8 M535DX 1.73

GeForce 940MX outperforms Radeon R8 M535DX by 126% based on our aggregated 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 1513
+126%

R8 M535DX 670

GeForce 940MX outperforms Radeon R8 M535DX by 126% in Passmark.

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 +157%	7−8 −157%
4K	10 +150%	4−5 −150%

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 +175%	4−5 −175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	14 +133%	6−7 −133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	18 +157%	7−8 −157%
Hitman 3	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	23 +130%	10−11 −130%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +133%	6−7 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +167%	3−4 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	10 +150%	4−5 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	26 +160%	10−11 −160%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	14 +133%	6−7 −133%
Hitman 3	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18 +157%	7−8 −157%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +140%	5−6 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5 +150%	2−3 −150%
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 +167%	3−4 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	12 +140%	5−6 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 +133%	3−4 −133%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+150%

4−5
−150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
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 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
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 +140%	5−6 −140%
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	0−1	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 +200%	2−3 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1