NVIDIA GeForce 940M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 940M and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 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 NVIDIA GeForce 940M
- Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
- Around 12% higher texture fill rate: 28.22 GTexel / s vs 25.1 billion / sec
- 2x more pipelines: 384 vs 192
- Around 50% better floating-point performance: 903.2 gflops vs 601.3 gflops
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
- 3.2x lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 106 Watt
- 2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
- Around 22% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5982 vs 4907
- Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 25.98 vs 14.758
- Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.307 vs 0.965
- Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 21.837 vs 14.925
- 3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 101.399 vs 27.656
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3325
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3325
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 13 March 2015 vs 13 September 2010 |
| Texture fill rate | 28.22 GTexel / s vs 25.1 billion / sec |
| Pipelines | 384 vs 192 |
| Floating-point performance | 903.2 gflops vs 601.3 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 40 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 33 Watt vs 106 Watt |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB vs 1 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 5982 vs 4907 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 25.98 vs 14.758 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.307 vs 0.965 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 21.837 vs 14.925 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 101.399 vs 27.656 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3357 vs 3325 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3357 vs 3325 |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
- Around 46% higher core clock speed: 1566 MHz vs 1072 MHz
- Around 17% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1322 vs 1127
- 2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 310 vs 154
- Around 80% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 302.509 vs 168.449
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2160 vs 2132
- Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3365 vs 3065
- Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2160 vs 2132
- Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3365 vs 3065
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Core clock speed | 1566 MHz vs 1072 MHz |
| Memory clock speed | 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz vs 1800 MHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1322 vs 1127 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 310 vs 154 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 302.509 vs 168.449 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2160 vs 2132 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3365 vs 3065 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2160 vs 2132 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3365 vs 3065 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 940M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce 940M | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1127 | 1322 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 154 | 310 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 5982 | 4907 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 25.98 | 14.758 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 168.449 | 302.509 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.307 | 0.965 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 21.837 | 14.925 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 101.399 | 27.656 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2132 | 2160 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3065 | 3365 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3357 | 3325 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2132 | 2160 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3065 | 3365 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3357 | 3325 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 506 | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce 940M | NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 | |
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| Architecture | Maxwell | Fermi |
| Code name | GM108 | GF106 |
| Launch date | 13 March 2015 | 13 September 2010 |
| Place in performance rating | 1184 | 1130 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $129 | |
| Price now | $64.99 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 26.46 | |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1176 MHz | |
| Core clock speed | 1072 MHz | 1566 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 903.2 gflops | 601.3 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Pipelines | 384 | 192 |
| Texture fill rate | 28.22 GTexel / s | 25.1 billion / sec |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 33 Watt | 106 Watt |
| Transistor count | 1,870 million | 1,170 million |
| CUDA cores | 192 | |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 100 °C | |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | |
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| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | PCI-E 2.0 x 16 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | |
| Length | 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm) | |
| SLI options | 2-way | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 6-pin | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (11_0) | 12.0 (11_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB / s | 57.7 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | 1804 (3608 data rate) MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 0 | |
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