Key Differences
In short — Radeon R9 280X 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 280X is 521 days older than GeForce 940M.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 940M
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD Radeon R9 280X - 75 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280X
- Performs up to 45% better in Starfield than GeForce 940M - 16 vs 11 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce 940M - 3 vs 2 GB
Starfield
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 280X
Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce 940M
Mobile • Mar 13th, 2015
Pixel Fillrate
17.57 GPixel/s
54.90625%
Texel Fillrate
35.14 GTexel/s
27.453125%
NVIDIA GeForce 940M | vs | AMD Radeon R9 280X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 13th, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 8th, 2013 |
| GeForce 900M | Generation | Volcanic Islands |
| Not Available | MSRP | $299 |
| None | Outputs | 2x DVI, 1x 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 | 288 GB/s |
1020 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 850 MHz |
1098 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 900 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
