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Rate My PC: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX + AMD Radeon 760M

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System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio
Well Balanced
CPU
97%
VS
GPU
83%
PROCESSOR

AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

81,103 Benchmark Score
Top 3% Market Ranking
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AMD Radeon 760M

6,019 Benchmark Score
Top 17% Market Ranking
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0-30
Mid-Range
30-60
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60-85
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85-100
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Ultimate

4K Ultra gaming, VR ready, ray tracing enabled, professional workloads

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70-89

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50-69

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1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium, great value for most gamers

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30-49

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1080p Medium settings, suitable for eSports and older titles

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0-29

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Basic gaming, older titles, consider upgrading for modern games

720p-1080p Low Older Games

This is a mobile workstation-class pairing built around AMD’s 16-core Zen 4 flagship and a modest integrated RDNA 3 GPU. The data shows a processor that punches far above its 55 W TDP envelope, paired with an iGPU that is clearly entry-level by discrete GPU standards. Because no measured FPS rows exist for this exact combination, all gaming frame rates below are estimates derived from the benchmark scores, not lab results.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX sits on the AMD Socket FL1, a mobile-only platform designed for high-core-count laptops. The CPU supports dual-channel DDR5 memory with a theoretical bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s, and it exposes PCIe Gen 5 with 28 lanes from the CPU itself. That is a substantial amount of I/O headroom for a mobile part — enough for a fast NVMe SSD and a discrete GPU in the same chassis, though the integrated Radeon 760M uses the PCIe 4.0 x8 interface for its own bus connection.

Memory is system-shared for the GPU, meaning the Radeon 760M draws from the same DDR5 pool as the CPU. The memory bus is dual-channel, and bandwidth is listed as 83.2 GB/s for the CPU; the GPU's effective bandwidth is "System Dependent," so performance will scale with the memory configuration the laptop maker installs. ECC memory is not supported, which is typical for this class of mobile processor.

The CPU's TDP is 55 W, and the GPU's TDP is 15 W. Combined, that is a 70 W thermal budget for the silicon alone, before accounting for the rest of the laptop's power delivery. The suggested PSU field is null for the GPU, which makes sense for an integrated part — there is no separate power connector, and the GPU lists "None" for power connectors. In practical terms, a laptop with this pairing will rely entirely on the system's power adapter, and the data does not specify a wattage requirement.

A sensible next upgrade from this platform would be adding or upgrading to a discrete GPU via the PCIe Gen 5 lanes, assuming the laptop chassis supports it. The CPU has enough multi-core horsepower to feed a far stronger GPU than the Radeon 760M, so the iGPU is the clear bottleneck in gaming and GPU-accelerated workloads. Memory capacity and speed also matter here, because the iGPU shares that dual-channel DDR5 pool — higher-bandwidth memory would improve both CPU and GPU performance. The CPU's multiplier is unlocked, which is notable for a mobile part, though cooling and power limits in a laptop will constrain any overclocking headroom.

Balance and Bottleneck

This pairing is heavily unbalanced toward the CPU. The Ryzen 9 8940HX sits at the 95th percentile among all CPUs, while the Radeon 760M sits at the 35th percentile among all GPUs. The combined percentile is 65, which reflects that the CPU dominates the system's overall capability while the GPU drags the average down.

In CPU-bound workloads — rendering, compilation, data processing — the processor will run at full tilt. The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 32521 and single-core score of 1917 place it in elite company, trading blows with desktop-class parts. The PassMark multithread score of 49731 reinforces that picture. For any task that scales across 16 cores and 32 threads, the CPU is not the limiting factor.

In gaming, the balance flips. The GPU's PassMark G3D score of 5310 and 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 400 indicate a part that is roughly on par with entry-level discrete GPUs from several generations ago. The Radeon 760M has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, and 16 ROPs, with a boost clock of 2599 MHz. That hardware is enough for light or older titles at lower settings, but it will bottleneck the CPU in any modern AAA game. The FPS scaling data is absent, so the exact magnitude of that bottleneck cannot be quantified, but the percentile gap — 95 vs 35 — tells the story clearly.

The PassMark physics score of 2104 and floating-point math score of 113921 suggest the CPU handles simulation and physics-heavy tasks without breaking a sweat. The GPU's FP32 throughput of 5.323 TFLOPS is modest by 2024 standards, so any workload that shifts from CPU compute to GPU compute will see a dramatic drop in throughput relative to what the CPU alone can achieve.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS rows exist for this exact CPU+GPU combination. All frame rate figures below are estimates derived from the benchmark scores, not direct measurements. The data clearly indicates that the Radeon 760M is the primary constraint in gaming scenarios.

At 1080p with ultra settings, the Radeon 760M's PassMark G3D score of 5310 and DirectX 12 score of 25 suggest that modern AAA titles will run at low to medium settings to maintain playable frame rates. The GPU's 16 ROPs and 32 TMUs limit pixel and texture throughput, and the system-shared memory bandwidth will further constrain performance in texture-heavy scenes. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 400 is a strong indicator that this is not a 60 FPS ultra-settings part for current releases.

For esports and lighter titles, the picture improves. The PassMark DirectX 9 score of 65 and DirectX 10 score of 19 suggest older or less demanding games — titles built on last-gen engines — can run at higher settings. The GPU's boost clock of 2599 MHz is respectable for an iGPU, and the RDNA 3 architecture handles DirectX 12 Ultimate and Vulkan 1.4, so API support is current even if raw horsepower is limited.

At 1440p or 4K, the Radeon 760M will struggle significantly. The pixel rate of 41.58 GPixel/s and texture rate of 83.17 GTexel/s are the theoretical limits, and without discrete VRAM, the system-shared memory will cause frame pacing issues at higher resolutions. The realistic estimate is 720p or 1080p at low-to-medium settings for modern games, with frame rates in the 30-60 range depending on title optimization.

The CPU's gaming potential is far higher than what this GPU can deliver. The Ryzen 9 8940HX's single-core Cinebench R15 score of 292 and PassMark single-thread score of 3874 indicate strong per-core performance that would support high frame rates in CPU-bound scenarios — but the GPU will cap those rates well before the CPU becomes a factor.

Who Should Build It

This pairing targets users who need serious multi-core CPU performance in a laptop but do not prioritize gaming or GPU-accelerated workloads. The Ryzen 9 8940HX's 16 cores and 32 threads make it a natural fit for software developers compiling large codebases, researchers running simulation workloads, and content creators who work primarily in CPU-bound applications like video encoding or 3D rendering that do not leverage the GPU heavily.

Students in engineering or computer science programs will benefit from the CPU's multi-threaded performance in compilation and data analysis tasks, while the integrated GPU handles basic display output and light graphical work. Small business workstations that run virtualization, database queries, or heavy spreadsheet models will see strong performance from the PassMark multithread score of 49731 and data compression score of 650984.

For gamers, this is not the right build. The Radeon 760M's 35th percentile GPU ranking means even entry-level discrete GPUs will outperform it. Gamers at 1080p who want high refresh rates or ultra settings should look elsewhere. The only gaming scenarios where this works are low-demand titles at lower resolutions and settings — a secondary use case, not the primary purpose.

Content creators who rely on GPU acceleration for effects, renders, or AI workloads will find the Radeon 760M's 8 RT cores and 5.323 TFLOPS FP32 insufficient for serious work. The CPU can handle the heavy lifting in CPU-rendered workflows, but any GPU-dependent task will hit a wall.

FAQ

Q: What is the CPU's core and thread count?

A: The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX has 16 cores and 32 threads, based on the Zen 4 architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process.

Q: Does the Radeon 760M support ray tracing?

A: Yes, the GPU has 8 RT cores and supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), which includes ray tracing APIs, though the raw throughput for ray tracing workloads is limited by the overall GPU performance.

Q: What memory type does this platform use?

A: The CPU supports dual-channel DDR5 memory with a bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s. The GPU uses system-shared memory, so it draws from the same DDR5 pool.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Ryzen 9 8940HX has an average benchmark score of 81103, which is within 0.5% of the Intel Xeon w5-3535X (81115), Intel Core i9-14900KS (81127), and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 (80762), and 0.4% ahead of the Intel Xeon 638 (80723).

Q: What is the GPU's performance percentile?

A: The Radeon 760M sits at the 35th percentile among all GPUs, with an average benchmark score of 6019.

Q: What is the CPU's release date?

A: The Ryzen 9 8940HX was released on 2025-04-22, and it is currently in active production.

Q: Can the CPU be overclocked?

A: Yes, the multiplier is unlocked, though the 55 W TDP and laptop cooling constraints will limit practical overclocking headroom.

GPU Analysis

The AMD Radeon 760M is an integrated GPU built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture, manufactured on a 4 nm TSMC process. It is part of the Navi III IGP generation with the Phoenix chip, containing 25,390 million transistors on a 178 mm² die. The GPU has 512 shading units, 32 TMUs, and 16 ROPs, with 8 dedicated RT cores for ray tracing workloads. Tensor cores are not listed, meaning AI acceleration relies on the standard shader units.

The GPU's base clock is 800 MHz, boosting to 2599 MHz. It delivers a pixel rate of 41.58 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 83.17 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 5.323 TFLOPS, with FP16 at the same 5.323 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio). The memory subsystem is entirely system-shared, with no dedicated VRAM, no memory bus width, and bandwidth listed as "System Dependent." The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8.

Benchmark results paint a clear picture of an entry-level part. The PassMark G3D score of 5310 places it near the AMD Radeon RX 6400 (6001) and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M (6000), with a delta of 0.3% against both. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 400 is low, reflecting limited DirectX 12 performance. Geekbench scores are more favorable: 20255 in OpenCL and 30336 in Vulkan, suggesting the architecture handles compute workloads reasonably well for an iGPU.

For rendering, the GPU supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API coverage is complete. The PassMark GPU compute score of 2840 indicates modest compute throughput — sufficient for light GPGPU tasks but not for serious rendering or machine learning workloads. The 8 RT cores offer ray tracing capability in hardware, but with only 5.323 TFLOPS of FP32 behind them, ray-traced scenes will run at low frame rates.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's benchmark scores are exceptional for a mobile part. In Cinebench R15, it scores 5355 multi-core and 292 single-core. Cinebench R23 shows 32521 multi-core and 1917 single-core. These numbers place the Ryzen 9 8940HX at the 95th percentile among all CPUs, with an average benchmark score of 81103.

The nearest CPU rivals are separated by fractions of a percent: the Intel Xeon w5-3535X scores 81115 (0% delta), the Intel Core i9-14900KS scores 81127 (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 scores 80762 (0.4% delta), and the Intel Xeon 638 scores 80723 (0.5% delta). This is essentially a four-way tie at the top of the chart, meaning the 8940HX trades blows with desktop-class server and enthusiast parts.

The PassMark suite reinforces this: multithread score of 49731, integer math of 189221, floating-point math of 113921, data compression of 650984, and data encryption of 39318. The single-thread score of 3874 shows strong per-core performance, and the physics score of 2104 indicates solid simulation throughput.

The GPU, by contrast, sits at the 35th percentile with an average benchmark score of 6019. Its nearest rivals are the AMD Radeon RX 6400 (6001, 0.3% delta), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M (6000, 0.3% delta), NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server (5996, 0.4% delta), and NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (6049, -0.5% delta). The 760M is effectively in a dead heat with these older or entry-level discrete parts.

The combined percentile is 65, reflecting the massive gap between CPU and GPU capability. The data shows a system where the CPU outperforms the vast majority of all processors ever benchmarked, while the GPU sits below the median of all GPUs. That is an unusual profile — most systems pair more balanced components.

Build Overview

This is a laptop-class build (buildClass: "laptop") combining the AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX with the AMD Radeon 760M integrated GPU. The CPU is a 16-core, 32-thread Zen 4 part from the 8000 series, codenamed Dragon Range, running on a 5 nm process with 13,140 million transistors across a 2x 71 mm² die design. It supports DDR5 memory, PCIe Gen 5 with 28 lanes, and has a 55 W TDP.

The GPU is an RDNA 3.0 integrated part on the Phoenix chip, 4 nm process, with 25,390 million transistors on a 178 mm² die. It is an IGP with no power connectors, no discrete memory, and a 15 W TDP. The combination sits at the 65th combined percentile, which puts it in the upper-middle tier of all benchmarked systems.

The overall tier is defined by the CPU's excellence and the GPU's mediocrity. This is a workstation-class processor strapped to an entry-level graphics solution. It will excel at CPU-intensive tasks and lag in GPU-bound scenarios. The data does not include measured FPS for any game, so all gaming assessments are estimates derived from the benchmark scores. This is a system for serious compute work, not serious gaming.

CPU Analysis

The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX is a 16-core, 32-thread mobile processor built on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Dragon Range. It is manufactured on a 5 nm process by TSMC, with 13,140 million transistors spread across two 71 mm² dies. The base clock is 2.40 GHz, boosting to 5.30 GHz. The TDP is 55 W, which is modest for a 16-core part and reflects the mobile design target.

The cache hierarchy includes 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and 64 MB of shared L3 cache. This large L3 pool helps with multi-threaded workloads that share data across cores. Memory support is dual-channel DDR5 with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, and the CPU exposes PCIe Gen 5 with 28 lanes. The integrated graphics on the CPU die is the Radeon 610M, a separate and weaker iGPU than the Radeon 760M in this pairing.

Benchmark scores are remarkable. Cinebench R23 multi-core of 32521 places it in desktop-class territory, and the single-core score of 1917 shows strong per-thread performance. The PassMark multithread score of 49731 and data encryption score of 39318 indicate excellent throughput for security-related workloads. The extended instructions score of 47802 suggests strong SIMD and vector processing capability.

In real workloads, this CPU will handle video encoding, 3D rendering, software compilation, and scientific computing with ease. The 16 cores and 32 threads provide massive parallelism, and the 5.30 GHz boost clock ensures snappy single-threaded response. The 95th percentile ranking means it outperforms 95% of all CPUs in the benchmark database. The nearest rivals — the Intel Xeon w5-3535X, Intel Core i9-14900KS, AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, and Intel Xeon 638 — are all within 0.5% in average score, meaning the 8940HX is statistically indistinguishable from these top-tier parts.

For a laptop, this is exceptional processing power. The 55 W TDP is the key enabler, allowing the chip to fit in high-end gaming or workstation laptops without requiring desktop-class cooling. The unlocked multiplier is a bonus for enthusiasts, though thermal constraints in a laptop chassis will limit practical gains.