Intel UHD Graphics 630 vs NVIDIA GeForce 940M

Comparative analysis of Intel UHD Graphics 630 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 Intel UHD Graphics 630

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 1176 MHz
  • Around 2% higher texture fill rate: 28.8 GTexel / s vs 28.22 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 33 Watt
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1243 vs 1123
  • Around 97% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 302 vs 153
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 27.89 vs 25.98
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 340.911 vs 168.449
  • Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.785 vs 1.307
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2017 vs 13 March 2015
Boost clock speed 1200 MHz vs 1176 MHz
Texture fill rate 28.8 GTexel / s vs 28.22 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 33 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1243 vs 1123
PassMark - G2D Mark 302 vs 153
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.89 vs 25.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 340.911 vs 168.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.785 vs 1.307

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 940M

  • 3.1x more core clock speed: 1072 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • 16x more pipelines: 384 vs 24
  • Around 96% better floating-point performance: 903.2 gflops vs 460.8 gflops
  • Around 24% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5791 vs 4672
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 21.837 vs 20.414
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 101.399 vs 29.514
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2132 vs 1870
  • Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3065 vs 1596
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3309
  • Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2132 vs 1870
  • Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3065 vs 1596
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3309
  • Around 20% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 506 vs 421
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1072 MHz vs 350 MHz
Pipelines 384 vs 24
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops vs 460.8 gflops
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 5791 vs 4672
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.837 vs 20.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 101.399 vs 29.514
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2132 vs 1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3065 vs 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2132 vs 1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3065 vs 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 3309
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 506 vs 421

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 940M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1243
1123
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
302
153
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
4672
5791
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.89
25.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
340.911
168.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.785
1.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
20.414
21.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
29.514
101.399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1870
2132
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1596
3065
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3309
3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1870
2132
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1596
3065
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3309
3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
421
506
Name Intel UHD Graphics 630 NVIDIA GeForce 940M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1243 1123
PassMark - G2D Mark 302 153
Geekbench - OpenCL 4672 5791
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.89 25.98
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 340.911 168.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.785 1.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 20.414 21.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 29.514 101.399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1870 2132
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1596 3065
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3309 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1870 2132
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1596 3065
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3309 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 421 506

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel UHD Graphics 630 NVIDIA GeForce 940M

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Maxwell
Code name Coffee Lake GT2 GM108
Launch date 1 September 2017 13 March 2015
Place in performance rating 1219 1222
Type Desktop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1200 MHz 1176 MHz
Core clock speed 350 MHz 1072 MHz
Floating-point performance 460.8 gflops 903.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 24 384
Texture fill rate 28.8 GTexel / s 28.22 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 33 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 1,870 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x8
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Laptop size medium sized

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 64 Bit
Shared memory 1 0
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3

Technologies

Quick Sync
CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus