GeForce 940MX vs Radeon R9 FURY X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 FURY X with GeForce 940MX, including specs and performance data.
R9 FURY X outperforms 940MX by a whopping 520% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 271 | 749 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 88 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.75 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.21 | 11.97 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | Fiji | GM107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 24 June 2015 (10 years ago) | 28 June 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 4096 | 512 |
| Compute units | 64 | no data |
| Core clock speed | no data | 795 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | 861 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,900 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 275 Watt | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 268.8 | 27.55 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.602 TFLOPS | 0.8817 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 8 |
| TMUs | 256 | 32 |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 191 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |
| Bridgeless CrossFire | + | - |
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 | High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) | DDR3, GDDR5 |
| High bandwidth memory (HBM) | + | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 512 GB/s | 40.1 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| Number of Eyefinity displays | 6 | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DisplayPort support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TressFX | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
| GPU Boost | no data | 2.0 |
| Optimus | - | + |
| GameWorks | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.1.126 |
| Mantle | + | - |
| 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.
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.
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.
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 | 110−120
+511%
| 18
−511%
|
| 4K | 60−65
+500%
| 10
−500%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.90 | no data |
| 4K | 10.82 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 44
+0%
|
44
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 58
+0%
|
58
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 46
+0%
|
46
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7
+0%
|
7
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
This is how R9 FURY X and GeForce 940MX compete in popular games:
- R9 FURY X is 511% faster in 1080p
- R9 FURY X is 500% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.39 | 3.61 |
| Recency | 24 June 2015 | 28 June 2016 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 275 Watt | 23 Watt |
R9 FURY X has a 520.2% higher aggregate performance score.
GeForce 940MX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1095.7% lower power consumption.
The Radeon R9 FURY X is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940MX in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R9 FURY X is a desktop graphics card while GeForce 940MX is a notebook one.
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