Radeon 890M vs GeForce 940M

Place in the ranking	782	253
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.17	100.00
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code name	GM108	Strix Point
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	15 July 2024 (less than a year 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 cores	384	1024
Core clock speed	1072 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	2900 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.22	185.6
Floating-point processing power	0.9032 TFLOPS	5.939 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	24	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16

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	medium sized	medium sized
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	DDR3	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	64 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost	2.0	no data
Optimus	+	-
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 940M 2.92

Radeon 890M 21.52
+637%

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.

GeForce 940M 1125

Radeon 890M 8303
+638%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GeForce 940M 2406

Radeon 890M 15657
+551%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GeForce 940M 7531

Radeon 890M 46360
+516%

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.

GeForce 940M 1622

Radeon 890M 8863
+446%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce 940M 8819

Radeon 890M 54704
+520%

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	18 −161%	47 +161%
4K	29 −624%	210−220 +624%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
−567%

40−45

+567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −622%	65−70 +622%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Battlefield 5	15 −633%	110−120 +633%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10 +400%	2−3 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Far Cry 5	12 −608%	85−90 +608%
Far Cry New Dawn	15 −633%	110−120 +633%
Forza Horizon 4	41 −632%	300−310 +632%
Hitman 3	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +175%	8−9 −175%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14 −614%	100−105 +614%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21 +425%	4−5 −425%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +39.3%	27−30 −39.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Far Cry 5	10 −600%	70−75 +600%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −588%	55−60 +588%
Forza Horizon 4	34 −635%	250−260 +635%
Hitman 3	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +175%	8−9 −175%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −614%	50−55 +614%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 +167%	9−10 −167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +39.3%	27−30 −39.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Far Cry 5	8 −588%	55−60 +588%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −633%	110−120 +633%
Hitman 3	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +175%	8−9 −175%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6 −50%	9−10 +50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −618%	280−290 +618%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−600%

70−75
+600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Hitman 3	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −606%	120−130 +606%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+200%

2−3

−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

This is how GeForce 940M and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

Radeon 890M is 161% faster in 1080p
Radeon 890M is 624% faster in 4K

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

in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 940M is 425% faster.
in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 890M is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce 940M is ahead in 22 tests (96%)
Radeon 890M is ahead in 1 test (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.92	21.52
Recency	13 March 2015	15 July 2024
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt

Radeon 890M has a 637% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.