AMD Radeon R5 M430 vs NVIDIA GeForce 940M

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R5 M430 and NVIDIA GeForce 940M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R5 M430

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 516 vs 154
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 May 2016 vs 13 March 2015
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 516 vs 154

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 940M

  • Around 4% higher core clock speed: 1072 MHz vs 1030 MHz
  • Around 38% higher boost clock speed: 1176 MHz vs 855 MHz
  • Around 37% higher texture fill rate: 28.22 GTexel / s vs 20.6 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% higher pipelines: 384 vs 320
  • Around 37% better floating-point performance: 903.2 gflops vs 659.2 gflops
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1127 vs 649
  • Around 18% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5982 vs 5084
  • Around 88% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 25.98 vs 13.812
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 168.449 vs 144.604
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.307 vs 0.981
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 21.837 vs 18.55
  • Around 54% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 101.399 vs 65.872
  • Around 96% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2132 vs 1087
  • 2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3065 vs 1157
  • Around 52% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 2212
  • Around 96% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2132 vs 1087
  • 2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3065 vs 1157
  • Around 52% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 2212
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1072 MHz vs 1030 MHz
Boost clock speed 1176 MHz vs 855 MHz
Texture fill rate 28.22 GTexel / s vs 20.6 GTexel / s
Pipelines 384 vs 320
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops vs 659.2 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1127 vs 649
Geekbench - OpenCL 5982 vs 5084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 25.98 vs 13.812
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 168.449 vs 144.604
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.307 vs 0.981
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.837 vs 18.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 101.399 vs 65.872
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2132 vs 1087
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3065 vs 1157
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 2212
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2132 vs 1087
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3065 vs 1157
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 2212

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R5 M430
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 940M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
649
1127
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
516
154
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
5084
5982
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.812
25.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
144.604
168.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
0.981
1.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
18.55
21.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
65.872
101.399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1087
2132
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1157
3065
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2212
3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1087
2132
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1157
3065
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2212
3357
Name AMD Radeon R5 M430 NVIDIA GeForce 940M
PassMark - G3D Mark 649 1127
PassMark - G2D Mark 516 154
Geekbench - OpenCL 5084 5982
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.812 25.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 144.604 168.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.981 1.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.55 21.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 65.872 101.399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1087 2132
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1157 3065
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2212 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1087 2132
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1157 3065
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2212 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 506

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R5 M430 NVIDIA GeForce 940M

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Exo GM108
Launch date 15 May 2016 13 March 2015
Place in performance rating 1182 1184
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 855 MHz 1176 MHz
Core clock speed 1030 MHz 1072 MHz
Floating-point performance 659.2 gflops 903.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 320 384
Texture fill rate 20.6 GTexel / s 28.22 GTexel / s
Transistor count 1,040 million 1,870 million
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

DirectCompute 5.0
CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus