AMD Radeon 8040S vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon 8040S, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 960. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 28 16 14 n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 21 20 13 n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 47 27 18 n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 31 26 19 11 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 16 12 11 n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 28 24 16 12 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 16 9 n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 14 11 n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 30 25 18 n/a |
| 1080p High | n/a | 26 |
| 1080p Ultra | n/a | 19 |
| 1440p Ultra | n/a | 14 |
| 4K Ultra | n/a | - |
| Deviation | n/a | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | n/a | 2303 |
| Fire Strike | n/a | 7720 |
| Night Raid | n/a | 31093 |
| Background Blur | 106.8 frames/s | 51.7 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 43.8 frames/s | 26.1 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 1.12 Gpix/sec | 0.84 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 1.17 Gpix/sec | 1.36 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 1.07 Gpix/sec | 1.26 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.5 Gpix/sec | 0.14 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 163 Gpix/sec | 64.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 5820.4 fps | 1825 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | n/a | 674 |
| DirectX 11 | n/a | 42 fps |
| DirectX 12 | n/a | 28 fps |
| GPU Compute | n/a | 2797 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | n/a | 185.1 fps |
| Car Chase | n/a | 177 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | n/a | 151.2 fps |
| T-Rex | n/a | 677.4 fps |
| ALU 2 | n/a | 745.3 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | n/a | 274.9 fps |
| API | n/a | OpenGL |
| OS | n/a | Windows |
| Tessellation | n/a | 982.4 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Nvidia |
| Build | Integrated | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 7, 2025 | January, 22, 2015 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | PC use |
| Use case | Universal | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Codename | Strix Halo | GM206 |
| Price | n/a | 199 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 1127 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2800 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1024 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 64 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 16 | 8 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 16 | No |
| Tensor Cores | n/a | No |
| L1 cache | n/a | 48 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 1000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 4 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 90 Gpix/sec | 38 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 179 GTex/s | 75 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 11.5 TFLOPS | 2.4 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TGP | 45-120 W | 120 W |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 28 nm |
| Max temperature | 100 °C | n/a |
| Transistor Size | n/a | 228 mm² |
| Transistor count | n/a | 2 billion |
| Transistor density | n/a | 8.77 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 1753 MHz |
| Bus | n/a | 128 bit |
| ECC support | n/a | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | n/a | 7000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | n/a | 2 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | n/a | 5.2 |
| DisplayPort | 2.1a | 1.2 |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Radeon 8040S the clear winner in this comparison.
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