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    GeForce 940M vs GeForce GTX 1050

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 1050, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce 940M stacks up against GeForce GTX 1050, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce 940M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce 940M 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 940M here:

    GeForce 940M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 1050
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
    Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
    • GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 1050 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 1050 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • GeForce 940M is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 1050 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 1050 - with Pascal.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 218 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.
    • GeForce 940M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1050 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 5008 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 12−14 60−65
    medium / 1080p 4−5 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than GeForce 940M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 1050
    Architecture Maxwell Pascal
    Code name N16S-GT-S/B N17P-G1
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2015 25 October 2016
    Pipelines 384 640
    Core clock speed 1072 MHz 1290 MHz
    Boost Clock 1176 MHz 1392 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 3,300 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.22 58.20
    Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 1,862 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 7008 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 112 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA + +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
    Multi monitor support +
    HDCP 2.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s 279 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
    Width 2-slot
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 2.0 3.0
    GameWorks +
    SLI -
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