NVIDIA GeForce 940MX vs Intel Iris Graphics 540
Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 940MX and Intel Iris Graphics 540 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 940MX
- Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
- 3.2x more core clock speed: 954 MHz vs 300 MHz
- 8x more pipelines: 384 vs 48
- 64x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 64 MB
- Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1514 vs 1259
- Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2486 vs 2308
- 2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3587 vs 1237
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3158
- Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2486 vs 2308
- 2.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3587 vs 1237
- Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3158
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 28 June 2016 vs 1 September 2015 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz vs 300 MHz |
| Pipelines | 384 vs 48 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 64 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1514 vs 1259 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2486 vs 2308 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3587 vs 1237 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3357 vs 3158 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2486 vs 2308 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3587 vs 1237 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3357 vs 3158 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 540
- Around 6% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 993 MHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
- Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 23 Watt
- Around 89% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 323 vs 171
- Around 1% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6284 vs 6193
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz vs 993 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 28 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 23 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 323 vs 171 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 6284 vs 6193 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
GPU 2: Intel Iris Graphics 540
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| Name | NVIDIA GeForce 940MX | Intel Iris Graphics 540 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 1514 | 1259 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 171 | 323 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 6193 | 6284 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 28.91 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 312.94 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.83 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 27.833 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 103.937 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 2486 | 2308 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3587 | 1237 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3357 | 3158 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 2486 | 2308 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3587 | 1237 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3357 | 3158 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 585 | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| NVIDIA GeForce 940MX | Intel Iris Graphics 540 | |
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| Architecture | Maxwell | Generation 9.0 |
| Code name | GM108 | Skylake GT3e |
| Launch date | 28 June 2016 | 1 September 2015 |
| Place in performance rating | 1100 | 1057 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
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| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 762.6 gflops | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Pipelines | 384 | 48 |
| Texture fill rate | 23.83 GTexel / s | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 23 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Transistor count | 1,870 million | 189 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (11_0) | 12.0 (12_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 64 MB |
| Memory bandwidth | 40.1 GB / s | |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | |
| Memory type | DDR3, GDDR5 | eDRAM |
| Shared memory | 0 | 1 |
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