GeForce 940A vs GeForce GTX 880M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 940A and GeForce GTX 880M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce 940A and GeForce GTX 880M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 880M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 880M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 880M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce 940A GeForce GTX 880M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 122 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 880M has 269% more power consumption, than GeForce 940A.
  • GeForce 940A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 880M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 880M has 7 GB more memory, than GeForce 940A.
  • GeForce 940A is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTX 880M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 940A is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 880M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940A is 75 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 880M.
  • GeForce 940A and GeForce GTX 880M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 20−22
ultra / 1080p 2−3 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 14−16 40−45
medium / 1080p 5−6 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 880M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than GeForce 940A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940A GeForce GTX 880M
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM108 N15E-GX-A2
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 12 March 2014
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 993 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 127.1
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 3,050 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0 +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 96 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
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