NVIDIA GeForce 940MX vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 940MX and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M 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 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher core clock speed: 954 MHz vs 835 MHz
  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 993 MHz vs 950 MHz
  • Around 5% better floating-point performance: 762.6 gflops vs 729.6 gflops
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 23 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
  • 2.5x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 2000 MHz
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1516 vs 1445
  • Around 56% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6325 vs 4062
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 28.91 vs 10.837
  • Around 67% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.83 vs 1.098
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 27.833 vs 21.798
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 103.937 vs 33.754
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2486 vs 1094
  • Around 59% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3587 vs 2253
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3176
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2486 vs 1094
  • Around 59% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3587 vs 2253
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3176
  • Around 23% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 585 vs 475
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 28 June 2016 vs 22 March 2012
Core clock speed 954 MHz vs 835 MHz
Boost clock speed 993 MHz vs 950 MHz
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops vs 729.6 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt vs 50 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 2000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1516 vs 1445
Geekbench - OpenCL 6325 vs 4062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.91 vs 10.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.83 vs 1.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.833 vs 21.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 103.937 vs 33.754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2486 vs 1094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3587 vs 2253
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 3176
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2486 vs 1094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3587 vs 2253
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 3176
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 585 vs 475

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M

  • Around 28% higher texture fill rate: 30.4 billion / sec vs 23.83 GTexel / s
  • Around 56% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 269 vs 172
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 405.086 vs 312.94
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 30.4 billion / sec vs 23.83 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 269 vs 172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 405.086 vs 312.94

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1516
1445
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
172
269
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6325
4062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.91
10.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
312.94
405.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.83
1.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.833
21.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
103.937
33.754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2486
1094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3587
2253
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3176
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2486
1094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3587
2253
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3176
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
585
475
Name NVIDIA GeForce 940MX NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1516 1445
PassMark - G2D Mark 172 269
Geekbench - OpenCL 6325 4062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.91 10.837
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.94 405.086
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.83 1.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.833 21.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 103.937 33.754
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2486 1094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3587 2253
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 3176
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2486 1094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3587 2253
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 3176
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 585 475

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 940MX NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM108 GK107
Launch date 28 June 2016 22 March 2012
Place in performance rating 1071 1253
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 993 MHz 950 MHz
Core clock speed 954 MHz 835 MHz
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 729.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 384
Texture fill rate 23.83 GTexel / s 30.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt 50 Watt
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,270 million
CUDA cores 384

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size medium sized large
Supplementary power connectors None
SLI options 2-way

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12 API
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.1

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB / s 64.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Adaptive VSync
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
FXAA
SLI
TXAA