NVIDIA GeForce 940MX vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 940MX and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 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 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 10x lower typical power consumption: 23 Watt vs 230 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3340
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3340
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 28 June 2016 vs 30 May 2013
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt vs 230 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 103.937 vs 103.884
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 3340

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

  • Around 10% higher core clock speed: 1046 MHz vs 954 MHz
  • Around 9% higher boost clock speed: 1085 MHz vs 993 MHz
  • 5.6x more texture fill rate: 134 billion / sec vs 23.83 GTexel / s
  • 4x more pipelines: 1536 vs 384
  • 4.4x better floating-point performance: 3,333 gflops vs 762.6 gflops
  • Around 40% higher memory clock speed: 7012 MHz vs 5012 MHz
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5939 vs 1516
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 562 vs 172
  • 2.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 18068 vs 6325
  • Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 49.824 vs 28.91
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1089.67 vs 312.94
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.899 vs 1.83
  • Around 58% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 44.06 vs 27.833
  • 3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7412 vs 2486
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3690 vs 3587
  • 3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7412 vs 2486
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3690 vs 3587
  • 3.7x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 2155 vs 585
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1046 MHz vs 954 MHz
Boost clock speed 1085 MHz vs 993 MHz
Texture fill rate 134 billion / sec vs 23.83 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1536 vs 384
Floating-point performance 3,333 gflops vs 762.6 gflops
Memory clock speed 7012 MHz vs 5012 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 5939 vs 1516
PassMark - G2D Mark 562 vs 172
Geekbench - OpenCL 18068 vs 6325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 49.824 vs 28.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1089.67 vs 312.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.899 vs 1.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 44.06 vs 27.833
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 7412 vs 2486
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3690 vs 3587
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 7412 vs 2486
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3690 vs 3587
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2155 vs 585

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1516
5939
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
172
562
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6325
18068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.91
49.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
312.94
1089.67
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.83
4.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.833
44.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
103.937
103.884
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2486
7412
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3587
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2486
7412
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3587
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
585
2155
Name NVIDIA GeForce 940MX NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
PassMark - G3D Mark 1516 5939
PassMark - G2D Mark 172 562
Geekbench - OpenCL 6325 18068
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.91 49.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.94 1089.67
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.83 4.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.833 44.06
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 103.937 103.884
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2486 7412
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3587 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2486 7412
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3587 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 585 2155

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 940MX NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM108 GK104
Launch date 28 June 2016 30 May 2013
Place in performance rating 1071 515
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $399
Price now $449.99
Value for money (0-100) 15.45

Technical info

Boost clock speed 993 MHz 1085 MHz
Core clock speed 954 MHz 1046 MHz
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 3,333 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 1536
Texture fill rate 23.83 GTexel / s 134 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt 230 Watt
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,540 million
CUDA cores 1536
Maximum GPU temperature 98 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI...
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None One 8-pin and one 6-pin
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Minimum recommended system power 600 Watt

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB / s 224.3 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7012 MHz
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
Blu Ray 3D
FXAA
PhysX
TXAA