NVIDIA GeForce 940MX vs NVIDIA GeForce 920M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 940MX and NVIDIA GeForce 920M 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 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 92% higher texture fill rate: 23.83 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s
  • 2.6x better floating-point performance: 762.6 gflops vs 297.6 gflops
  • Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 23 Watt vs 33 Watt
  • 2.8x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 1800 MHz
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1516 vs 716
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 172 vs 119
  • Around 70% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6325 vs 3722
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 28.91 vs 8.358
  • Around 99% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 312.94 vs 157.606
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.83 vs 0.843
  • Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 27.833 vs 15.374
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 103.937 vs 40.443
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2486 vs 1598
  • Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2486 vs 1598
  • Around 79% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 585 vs 326
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 28 June 2016 vs 13 March 2015
Texture fill rate 23.83 GTexel / s vs 12.4 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops vs 297.6 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt vs 33 Watt
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 1800 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1516 vs 716
PassMark - G2D Mark 172 vs 119
Geekbench - OpenCL 6325 vs 3722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.91 vs 8.358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.94 vs 157.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.83 vs 0.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.833 vs 15.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 103.937 vs 40.443
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2486 vs 1598
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2486 vs 1598
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 585 vs 326

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 920M

  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3636 vs 3587
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3636 vs 3587
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3636 vs 3587
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3636 vs 3587
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3357

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 920M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1516
716
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
172
119
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6325
3722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.91
8.358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
312.94
157.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.83
0.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.833
15.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
103.937
40.443
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2486
1598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3587
3636
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2486
1598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3587
3636
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
585
326
Name NVIDIA GeForce 940MX NVIDIA GeForce 920M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1516 716
PassMark - G2D Mark 172 119
Geekbench - OpenCL 6325 3722
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.91 8.358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.94 157.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.83 0.843
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.833 15.374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 103.937 40.443
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2486 1598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3587 3636
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2486 1598
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3587 3636
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 585 326

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 940MX NVIDIA GeForce 920M

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Kepler 2.0
Code name GM108 GK208B
Launch date 28 June 2016 13 March 2015
Place in performance rating 1071 1297
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 993 MHz
Core clock speed 954 MHz 954 MHz
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 297.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 384
Texture fill rate 23.83 GTexel / s 12.4 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt 33 Watt
Transistor count 1,870 million 585 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB / s 14.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1800 MHz
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 DDR3
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Verde Drivers