Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280 outperforms GeForce 940M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon R9 280 is 374 days older than GeForce 940M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 940M
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280 - 75 vs 200 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
- Performs up to 14% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than GeForce 940M - 58 vs 51 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce 940M - 3 vs 2 GB
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce 940M
Mobile • Mar 13th, 2015
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Theoretical Performance
Radeon R9 280
Desktop • Mar 4th, 2014
Pixel Fillrate
29.86 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
104.5 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce 940M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 13th, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 4th, 2014 |
| GeForce 900M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $279 |
| None | Outputs | 1x DVI, 2x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| None | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 GB | Memory | 3 GB |
| DDR3 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 64-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
| 14.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 240 GB/s |
1020 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 827 MHz |
1098 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 933 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1250 MHz |
