NVIDIA GeForce 940MX vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 940MX and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M 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 4% higher core clock speed: 954 MHz vs 914 MHz
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 23 Watt vs 75 Watt
  • 2x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 1000 or 2500 MHz
Launch date 28 June 2016 vs 13 March 2015
Core clock speed 954 MHz vs 914 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt vs 75 Watt
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 1000 or 2500 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M

  • Around 13% higher boost clock speed: 1124 MHz vs 993 MHz
  • Around 89% higher texture fill rate: 44.96 GTexel / s vs 23.83 GTexel / s
  • Around 67% higher pipelines: 640 vs 384
  • Around 89% better floating-point performance: 1,439 gflops vs 762.6 gflops
  • Around 70% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2577 vs 1516
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 217 vs 172
  • Around 54% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 9744 vs 6325
  • Around 47% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 42.396 vs 28.91
  • Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 373.644 vs 312.94
  • Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.54 vs 1.83
  • Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 39.412 vs 27.833
  • Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 139.158 vs 103.937
  • Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 4148 vs 2486
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3715 vs 3587
  • Around 67% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 4148 vs 2486
  • Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3715 vs 3587
  • 5.7x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 3350 vs 585
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 1124 MHz vs 993 MHz
Texture fill rate 44.96 GTexel / s vs 23.83 GTexel / s
Pipelines 640 vs 384
Floating-point performance 1,439 gflops vs 762.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2577 vs 1516
PassMark - G2D Mark 217 vs 172
Geekbench - OpenCL 9744 vs 6325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 42.396 vs 28.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 373.644 vs 312.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.54 vs 1.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 39.412 vs 27.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 139.158 vs 103.937
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4148 vs 2486
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3715 vs 3587
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4148 vs 2486
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3715 vs 3587
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3350 vs 585

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1516
2577
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
172
217
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6325
9744
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.91
42.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
312.94
373.644
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.83
2.54
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.833
39.412
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
103.937
139.158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2486
4148
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3587
3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2486
4148
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3587
3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
585
3350
Name NVIDIA GeForce 940MX NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1516 2577
PassMark - G2D Mark 172 217
Geekbench - OpenCL 6325 9744
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.91 42.396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.94 373.644
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.83 2.54
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.833 39.412
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 103.937 139.158
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2486 4148
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3587 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2486 4148
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3587 3715
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 585 3350

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 940MX NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name GM108 GM107
Launch date 28 June 2016 13 March 2015
Place in performance rating 1071 797
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 993 MHz 1124 MHz
Core clock speed 954 MHz 914 MHz
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 1,439 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 640
Texture fill rate 23.83 GTexel / s 44.96 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt 75 Watt
Transistor count 1,870 million 1,870 million
CUDA cores 640

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support 1
HDMI
VGA аnalog display support 1

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 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 32 or 80 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 DDR3 or GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus
Adaptive VSync
Ansel
BatteryBoost
DSR
GameStream
GeForce ShadowPlay
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
SLI