GeForce 940M vs GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q, 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 1070 Max Q, check out specs charts below.
GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q here:
Main Specs
GeForce 940M
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
115 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 53% more power consumption, than GeForce 940M.
GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce 940M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q - with Pascal.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 29 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.
GeForce 940M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q - by 16 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q is 6000 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
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 1070 Max Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
6−7
55−60
ultra / 1080p
4−5
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
16−18
100−110
medium / 1080p
6−7
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Battlefield 5 is 750% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
250−260
medium / 768p
90−95
220−230
ultra / 1080p
40−45
180−190
QHD / 1440p
24−27
110−120
4K / 2160p
18−20
70−75
high / 768p
65−70
210−220
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 185% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
70−75
120−130
medium / 768p
50−55
110−120
ultra / 1080p
24−27
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Dota 2 is 130% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
3−4
45−50
ultra / 1080p
3−4
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
2−3
14−16
low / 720p
12−14
80−85
medium / 1080p
4−5
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Far Cry 5 is 840% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
10−11
60−65
ultra / 1080p
5−6
45−50
QHD / 1440p
2−3
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
50−55
180−190
medium / 1080p
12−14
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Fortnite is 443% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
7−8
60−65
ultra / 1080p
6−7
45−50
QHD / 1440p
2−3
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
20−22
100−110
medium / 1080p
9−10
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Forza Horizon 4 is 600% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
45−50
140−150
medium / 768p
35−40
120−130
high / 1080p
6−7
70−75
ultra / 1080p
3−4
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Grand Theft Auto V is 304% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
1−2
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
6−7
65−70
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
90−95
130−140
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
120−130
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Minecraft is 41% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
100−110
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
5−6
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 740% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
14−16
130−140
medium / 768p
10−11
80−85
high / 1080p
5−6
45−50
ultra / 1080p
4−5
24−27
4K / 2160p
1−2
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 771% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
high / 768p
30−35
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q in World of Tanks is 63% more, than GeForce 940M.
Full Specs
GeForce 940M
GeForce GTX 1070 Max Q
Architecture
Maxwell
Pascal
Code name
N16S-GT-S/B
N17E-G2 Max-Q
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
12 March 2015
30 May 2017
Pipelines
384
2048
Core clock speed
1072 MHz
1101 - 1215 MHz
Boost Clock
1176 MHz
1265 - 1379 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
16 nm
Texture fill rate
28.22
176.5
Floating-point performance
903.2 gflops
5,648 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
256.3 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
+
6.1
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
101 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
large
Optimus
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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