ATI Radeon X550 XT vs GeForce 940MX

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking698not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.74no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)R400 (2004−2008)
GPU code nameGM107RV410
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date28 June 2016 (8 years ago)24 January 2007 (17 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 cores512no data
Core clock speed795 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed861 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million120 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm110 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Wattno data
Texture fill rate27.551.600
Floating-point processing power0.8817 TFLOPSno data
ROPs84
TMUs324

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 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3, GDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB128 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz300 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s9.6 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

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)9.0b (9_2)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.52.0
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 June 2016 24 January 2007
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 128 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 110 nm

GeForce 940MX has an age advantage of 9 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 940MX and Radeon X550 XT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 940MX is a notebook card while Radeon X550 XT is a desktop one.


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