GeForce 940M vs Tesla M60

In this comparison between GeForce 940M and Tesla M60 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce 940M will be the best choice, for others Tesla M60 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 Tesla M60
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla M60 has 300% more power consumption, than GeForce 940M.
  • GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Tesla M60 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M60 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce 940M.
  • GeForce 940M is used in Laptops, and Tesla M60 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 515 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.
  • GeForce 940M and Tesla M60 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M60 is 3012 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 12−14 60−65
medium / 1080p 4−5 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 760% more, than GeForce 940M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940M Tesla M60
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell 2.0
Code name N16S-GT-S/B GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2015 30 August 2015
Pipelines 384 2048
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1176 MHz 1178 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.22 150.8
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
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 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.2
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s 432 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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