Radeon Pro 5700 vs GeForce 940M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 940M with Radeon Pro 5700, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 940M
2015
2 GB DDR3, 75 Watt
2.92

Pro 5700 outperforms 940M by a whopping 951% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking784179
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.1716.47
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGM108Navi 10
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)4 August 2020 (4 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 cores3842304
Core clock speed1072 MHz1243 MHz
Boost clock speed1176 MHz1350 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate28.22194.4
Floating-point processing power0.9032 TFLOPS6.221 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs24144

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 sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno dataIGP
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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s384.0 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

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
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
Pro 5700 30.70
+951%

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
Pro 5700 11844
+953%

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 HD18
−900%
180−190
+900%
4K29
−934%
300−350
+934%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−900%
90−95
+900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Battlefield 5 15
−900%
150−160
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−900%
100−105
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Far Cry 5 12
−900%
120−130
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 15
−900%
150−160
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 41
−876%
400−450
+876%
Hitman 3 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−945%
230−240
+945%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−900%
140−150
+900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
−948%
220−230
+948%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−926%
400−450
+926%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−900%
90−95
+900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Far Cry 5 10
−900%
100−105
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 34
−929%
350−400
+929%
Hitman 3 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−945%
230−240
+945%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−900%
120−130
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−942%
250−260
+942%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−926%
400−450
+926%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−900%
90−95
+900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Far Cry 5 8
−900%
80−85
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−900%
150−160
+900%
Hitman 3 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−945%
230−240
+945%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−900%
120−130
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−900%
60−65
+900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−926%
400−450
+926%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−900%
100−105
+900%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−900%
50−55
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Hitman 3 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−900%
170−180
+900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%

This is how GeForce 940M and Pro 5700 compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5700 is 900% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5700 is 934% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.92 30.70
Recency 13 March 2015 4 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 130 Watt

GeForce 940M has 73.3% lower power consumption.

Pro 5700, on the other hand, has a 951.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 940M is a notebook card while Radeon Pro 5700 is a workstation one.


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

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NVIDIA GeForce 940M
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AMD Radeon Pro 5700
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