AMD Radeon RX 580 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 580 OEM and NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 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 RX 580 OEM
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- Around 17% higher core clock speed: 1120-1257 MHz vs 954 MHz
- Around 27% higher boost clock speed: 1266-1340 MHz vs 993 MHz
- 8097.4x more texture fill rate: 192.96 GTexel/s vs 23.83 GTexel / s
- 6x more pipelines: 2304 vs 384
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- 2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
- Around 60% higher memory clock speed: 8000 MHz vs 5012 MHz
| Launch date | 18 April 2018 vs 28 June 2016 |
| Core clock speed | 1120-1257 MHz vs 954 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1266-1340 MHz vs 993 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 192.96 GTexel/s vs 23.83 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 2304 vs 384 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB vs 4 GB |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz vs 5012 MHz |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
- 123x better floating-point performance: 762.6 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs
- 8x lower typical power consumption: 23 Watt vs 185 Watt
| Floating-point performance | 762.6 gflops vs 6.2 TFLOPs |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 23 Watt vs 185 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 580 OEM
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
| Name | AMD Radeon RX 580 OEM | NVIDIA GeForce 940MX |
|---|---|---|
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1516 | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 172 | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 6325 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 28.91 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 312.94 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.83 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 27.833 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 103.937 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2486 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3587 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3357 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2486 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3587 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3357 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 585 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon RX 580 OEM | NVIDIA GeForce 940MX | |
|---|---|---|
Essentials |
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| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Maxwell |
| Code name | Ellesmere | GM108 |
| Design | Radeon RX 500 Series | |
| GCN generation | 4th Gen | |
| Launch date | 18 April 2018 | 28 June 2016 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | |
| Place in performance rating | not rated | 1071 |
| Type | Desktop, Laptop | Laptop |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1266-1340 MHz | 993 MHz |
| Compute units | 36 | |
| Core clock speed | 1120-1257 MHz | 954 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 6.2 TFLOPs | 762.6 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 2304 | 384 |
| Pixel fill rate | 42.88 GP/s | |
| Render output units | 32 | |
| Stream Processors | 2304 | |
| Texture fill rate | 192.96 GTexel/s | 23.83 GTexel / s |
| Texture Units | 144 | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 185 Watt | 23 Watt |
| Transistor count | 5,700 million | 1,870 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| DisplayPort support | ||
| Dual-link DVI support | ||
| HDMI | ||
| VGA | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 241 mm | |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 500 Watt | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12.0 (11_0) |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Vulkan | ||
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 40.1 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8000 MHz | 5012 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR3, GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 0 | |
Technologies |
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| 4K H264 Decode | ||
| 4K H264 Encode | ||
| AMD Radeon™ Chill | ||
| AMD Radeon™ ReLive | ||
| AppAcceleration | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| H265/HEVC Decode | ||
| H265/HEVC Encode | ||
| HDMI 4K Support | ||
| PowerTune | ||
| TrueAudio | ||
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
| Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||
| VR Ready | ||
| CUDA | ||
| GameWorks | ||
| GeForce Experience | ||
| GPU Boost | ||
| Optimus | ||