GeForce 940MX vs Radeon R9 M360

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M360 and GeForce 940MX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M360
2015
4 GB GDDR5
4.67
+19.7%

R9 M360 outperforms 940MX by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking658710
Place by popularitynot in top-10081
Power efficiencyno data11.74
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameTropoGM107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)28 June 2016 (8 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 cores512512
Compute units8no data
Core clock speed900 MHz795 MHz
Boost clock speed925 MHz861 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data23 Watt
Texture fill rate29.6027.55
Floating-point processing power0.9472 TFLOPS0.8817 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs3232

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s40.1 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
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-
GPU Boostno data2.0
Optimus-+
GameWorks-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.5
OpenCLNot Listed1.2
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.

R9 M360 4.67
+19.7%
GeForce 940MX 3.90

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.

R9 M360 1818
+19.9%
GeForce 940MX 1516

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 HD21−24
+16.7%
18
−16.7%
4K10−12
+0%
10
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Battlefield 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+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 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 15
+0%
15
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Battlefield 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+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 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
+0%
13
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+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%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+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%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+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: 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 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
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 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how R9 M360 and GeForce 940MX compete in popular games:

  • R9 M360 is 17% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.67 3.90
Recency 5 May 2015 28 June 2016

R9 M360 has a 19.7% higher aggregate performance score.

GeForce 940MX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon R9 M360 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940MX in performance tests.

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