NVIDIA GeForce 940MX vs NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 940MX and NVIDIA Quadro K4100M 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 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 35% higher core clock speed: 954 MHz vs 706 MHz
  • 4.3x lower typical power consumption: 23 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 57% higher memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 3200 MHz
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 28.91 vs 24.487
  • Around 68% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 103.937 vs 61.984
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2486 vs 1105
  • Around 82% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3587 vs 1974
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3246
  • 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2486 vs 1105
  • Around 82% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3587 vs 1974
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3246
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 28 June 2016 vs 23 July 2013
Core clock speed 954 MHz vs 706 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt vs 100 Watt
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 3200 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.91 vs 24.487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 103.937 vs 61.984
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2486 vs 1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3587 vs 1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 3246
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2486 vs 1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3587 vs 1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 3246

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

  • 2.8x more texture fill rate: 67.78 GTexel / s vs 23.83 GTexel / s
  • 3x more pipelines: 1152 vs 384
  • 2.1x better floating-point performance: 1,627 gflops vs 762.6 gflops
  • Around 83% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2772 vs 1516
  • Around 89% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 325 vs 172
  • Around 40% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8831 vs 6325
  • Around 92% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 600.985 vs 312.94
  • Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.281 vs 1.83
  • Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.452 vs 27.833
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 67.78 GTexel / s vs 23.83 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1152 vs 384
Floating-point performance 1,627 gflops vs 762.6 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2772 vs 1516
PassMark - G2D Mark 325 vs 172
Geekbench - OpenCL 8831 vs 6325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 600.985 vs 312.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.281 vs 1.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.452 vs 27.833

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1516
2772
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
172
325
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6325
8831
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
28.91
24.487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
312.94
600.985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.83
2.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
27.833
35.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
103.937
61.984
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2486
1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3587
1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3246
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2486
1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3587
1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3246
Name NVIDIA GeForce 940MX NVIDIA Quadro K4100M
PassMark - G3D Mark 1516 2772
PassMark - G2D Mark 172 325
Geekbench - OpenCL 6325 8831
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.91 24.487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.94 600.985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.83 2.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.833 35.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 103.937 61.984
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2486 1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3587 1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 3246
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2486 1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3587 1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 3246
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 585

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 940MX NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM108 GK104
Launch date 28 June 2016 23 July 2013
Place in performance rating 1071 1074
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $1,499
Price now $379.99
Value for money (0-100) 9.50

Technical info

Boost clock speed 993 MHz
Core clock speed 954 MHz 706 MHz
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 1,627 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 1152
Texture fill rate 23.83 GTexel / s 67.78 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 23 Watt 100 Watt
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,540 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
Display Port 1.2

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size medium sized large
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
Shader Model 5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB / s 102.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 3200 MHz
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management