GeForce 940MX vs Radeon R9 M380

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M380 and GeForce 940MX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M380
2015
4 GB GDDR5
6.22
+83.5%

R9 M380 outperforms 940MX by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking561717
Place by popularitynot in top-10089
Power efficiencyno data11.67
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameStratoGM107
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 cores768512
Core clock speed900 MHz795 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz861 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data23 Watt
Texture fill rate48.0027.55
Floating-point processing power1.536 TFLOPS0.8817 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs4832

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 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 speed1500 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 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+-
TrueAudio+-
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 Model6.35.1
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 M380 6.22
+83.5%
GeForce 940MX 3.39

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 M380 2781
+83.6%
GeForce 940MX 1515

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 HD30−35
+66.7%
18
−66.7%
4K18−20
+80%
10
−80%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+154%
12−14
−154%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+81.3%
16
−81.3%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+154%
12−14
−154%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+75%
12
−75%
Fortnite 40−45
−7.3%
44
+7.3%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+66.7%
18
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+66.7%
15
−66.7%
Valorant 70−75
+40.4%
50−55
−40.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+123%
13
−123%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+154%
12−14
−154%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120
+89.7%
58
−89.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Dota 2 50−55
+10.4%
48
−10.4%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+75%
12
−75%
Fortnite 40−45
+215%
13
−215%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+114%
14
−114%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
+92.3%
13
−92.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+78.6%
14
−78.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+50%
12
−50%
Valorant 70−75
+40.4%
50−55
−40.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+164%
11
−164%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Dota 2 50−55
+15.2%
46
−15.2%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+90.9%
11
−90.9%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+150%
12
−150%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+178%
9
−178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+157%
7
−157%
Valorant 70−75
+40.4%
50−55
−40.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+310%
10
−310%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
+85.7%
27−30
−85.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+34.5%
27−30
−34.5%
Valorant 75−80
+100%
35−40
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Valorant 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 24−27
+118%
10−12
−118%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

This is how R9 M380 and GeForce 940MX compete in popular games:

  • R9 M380 is 67% faster in 1080p
  • R9 M380 is 80% faster in 4K

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Epic Preset, the R9 M380 is 310% faster.
  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 940MX is 7% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M380 is ahead in 57 tests (98%)
  • GeForce 940MX is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.22 3.39
Recency 5 May 2015 28 June 2016

R9 M380 has a 83.5% higher aggregate performance score.

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

The Radeon R9 M380 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940MX in performance tests.

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