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    GeForce 940MX vs GeForce GTX 470

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940MX and GeForce GTX 470, 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 940MX stacks up against GeForce GTX 470, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce 940MX is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce 940MX 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 940MX here:

    GeForce 940MX Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 940MX GeForce GTX 470
    Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 215 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None Two 6-pins
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1280 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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    • GeForce GTX 470 has 834% more power consumption, than GeForce 940MX.
    • GeForce 940MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 470 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 470 has 1276 GB more memory, than GeForce 940MX.
    • GeForce 940MX is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 470 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 940MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 470 - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 470 is 93 MHz higher, than GeForce 940MX.
    • GeForce 940MX is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 470 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 940MX is 2326 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 7−8 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 16−18 30−35
    medium / 1080p 8−9 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 470 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 122% more, than GeForce 940MX.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 940MX GeForce GTX 470
    Architecture Maxwell Fermi
    Code name N16S-GTR-B/S GF100
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 10 March 2016 12 April 2010
    Pipelines 384 448
    Core clock speed 1122 MHz 1215 MHz
    Boost Clock 1242 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 3,100 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 23.83 34.0 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 1,088.6 gflops
    Length 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 320 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
    Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 133.9 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.2
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1 N/A
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 448
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 102 Mh/s 97 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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