Radeon RX 6500 vs GeForce 940M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 940M and Radeon RX 6500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 940M
2015
2 GB DDR3, 75 Watt
2.92

RX 6500 outperforms 940M by a whopping 580% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking785278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.06no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)no data
GPU code nameGM108no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)no data

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 cores384no data
Core clock speed1072 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1176 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate28.22no data
Floating-point processing power0.9032 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs24no data

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 x8no data

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 typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed900 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory-no data

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 data

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)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
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
RX 6500 19.86
+580%

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
RX 6500 7649
+580%

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
−567%
120−130
+567%
1440p96
−577%
650−700
+577%
4K29
−555%
190−200
+555%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−433%
30−35
+433%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−389%
40−45
+389%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−3200%
30−35
+3200%
Battlefield 5 15
−333%
65−70
+333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−300%
40−45
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−433%
30−35
+433%
Far Cry 5 12
−283%
45−50
+283%
Far Cry New Dawn 15
−253%
50−55
+253%
Forza Horizon 4 41
−200%
120−130
+200%
Hitman 3 8−9
−388%
35−40
+388%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−336%
95−100
+336%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−279%
50−55
+279%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
−214%
65−70
+214%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−133%
90−95
+133%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−389%
40−45
+389%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−3200%
30−35
+3200%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−1200%
65−70
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−471%
40−45
+471%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−433%
30−35
+433%
Far Cry 5 10
−360%
45−50
+360%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−563%
50−55
+563%
Forza Horizon 4 34
−262%
120−130
+262%
Hitman 3 8−9
−388%
35−40
+388%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−336%
95−100
+336%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−2200%
65−70
+2200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−657%
50−55
+657%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−450%
65−70
+450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−87.5%
45−50
+87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−133%
90−95
+133%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−389%
40−45
+389%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−3200%
30−35
+3200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−433%
30−35
+433%
Far Cry 5 8
−475%
45−50
+475%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−720%
120−130
+720%
Hitman 3 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−536%
140−150
+536%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−567%
80−85
+567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−650%
45−50
+650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−133%
90−95
+133%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−550%
65−70
+550%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−900%
20−22
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−667%
21−24
+667%
Hitman 3 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−588%
110−120
+588%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 27−30
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how GeForce 940M and RX 6500 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is 567% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6500 is 577% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6500 is 555% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 6500 is 3200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 6500 is ahead in 44 tests (67%)
  • there's a draw in 22 tests (33%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.92 19.86

RX 6500 has a 580.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon RX 6500 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.

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NVIDIA GeForce 940M
GeForce 940M
AMD Radeon RX 6500
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