GeForce 940M vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. 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 940M and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. 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 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:

Main Specs

  GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
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
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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 Ti uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce 940M is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 219 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.
  • GeForce 940M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1050 Ti - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 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 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than GeForce 940M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Architecture Maxwell Pascal
Code name N16S-GT-S/B N17P-G1
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 12 March 2015 25 October 2016
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 1291 MHz
Boost Clock 1176 MHz 1392 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 28.22 66.82
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 2,138 gflops
Length 145 mm
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 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA + +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 768
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s 326 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.01 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.62 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 156.48 Sol/s
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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