NVIDIA GeForce 940M vs NVIDIA Quadro K2000

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 940M and NVIDIA Quadro K2000 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 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 12% higher core clock speed: 1072 MHz vs 954 MHz
  • Around 23% better floating-point performance: 903.2 gflops vs 732.7 gflops
  • Around 55% lower typical power consumption: 33 Watt vs 51 Watt
  • Around 46% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 5958 vs 4071
  • Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 25.98 vs 14.332
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.307 vs 1.093
  • Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 21.837 vs 15.009
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 101.399 vs 38.219
  • Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3065 vs 1631
  • Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 1974
  • Around 88% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3065 vs 1631
  • Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 1974
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 March 2015 vs 1 March 2013
Core clock speed 1072 MHz vs 954 MHz
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops vs 732.7 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt vs 51 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 5958 vs 4071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 25.98 vs 14.332
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.307 vs 1.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.837 vs 15.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 101.399 vs 38.219
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3065 vs 1631
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 1974
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3065 vs 1631
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 1974

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K2000

  • Around 8% higher texture fill rate: 30.53 GTexel / s vs 28.22 GTexel / s
  • 2.2x more memory clock speed: 4000 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1577 vs 1127
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 385 vs 155
  • Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 265.424 vs 168.449
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2446 vs 2132
  • Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2446 vs 2132
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 30.53 GTexel / s vs 28.22 GTexel / s
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1577 vs 1127
PassMark - G2D Mark 385 vs 155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 265.424 vs 168.449
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2446 vs 2132
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2446 vs 2132

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 940M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K2000

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1127
1577
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
155
385
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
5958
4071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
25.98
14.332
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
168.449
265.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.307
1.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.837
15.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
101.399
38.219
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2132
2446
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3065
1631
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
1974
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2132
2446
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3065
1631
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
1974
Name NVIDIA GeForce 940M NVIDIA Quadro K2000
PassMark - G3D Mark 1127 1577
PassMark - G2D Mark 155 385
Geekbench - OpenCL 5958 4071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 25.98 14.332
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 168.449 265.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.307 1.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.837 15.009
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 101.399 38.219
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2132 2446
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3065 1631
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 1974
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2132 2446
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3065 1631
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 1974
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 506 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 940M NVIDIA Quadro K2000

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM108 GK107
Launch date 13 March 2015 1 March 2013
Place in performance rating 1216 1219
Type Laptop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $599
Price now $164.99
Value for money (0-100) 11.74

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1176 MHz
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 954 MHz
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 732.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 384
Texture fill rate 28.22 GTexel / s 30.53 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 33 Watt 51 Watt
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,270 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Length 202 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s 64 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus