NVIDIA GeForce 940A vs NVIDIA GeForce 830A

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 940A and NVIDIA GeForce 830A videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 940A

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 384 vs 256
  • Around 47% better floating-point performance: 863.2 gflops vs 588.8 gflops
  • Around 11% higher memory clock speed: 2002 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3615 vs 2889
  • Around 25% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3615 vs 2889
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 3302
  • Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 3302
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 March 2015 vs 22 July 2014
Pipelines 384 vs 256
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops vs 588.8 gflops
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3615 vs 2889
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3615 vs 2889
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3361 vs 3302
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3361 vs 3302

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 830A

  • Around 5% higher core clock speed: 1082 MHz vs 1029 MHz
  • Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 1124 MHz
  • Around 2% higher texture fill rate: 18.4 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1138 vs 1107
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 487 vs 214
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1082 MHz vs 1029 MHz
Boost clock speed 1150 MHz vs 1124 MHz
Texture fill rate 18.4 GTexel / s vs 17.98 GTexel / s
Maximum memory size 2 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1138 vs 1107
PassMark - G2D Mark 487 vs 214

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 940A
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 830A

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1107
1138
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
214
487
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3615
2889
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3615
2889
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3361
3302
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3361
3302
Name NVIDIA GeForce 940A NVIDIA GeForce 830A
PassMark - G3D Mark 1107 1138
PassMark - G2D Mark 214 487
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3615 2889
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3615 2889
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3361 3302
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3361 3302
Geekbench - OpenCL 4315
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1767
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1767

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 940A NVIDIA GeForce 830A

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name GM108 GM108
Launch date 13 March 2015 22 July 2014
Place in performance rating 723 733
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1124 MHz 1150 MHz
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1082 MHz
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 588.8 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 256
Texture fill rate 17.98 GTexel / s 18.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt 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

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB / s 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3 DDR3