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    GeForce 940MX vs GeForce GTX 590

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 940MX and GeForce GTX 590. 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 940MX and GeForce GTX 590. 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.
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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 590
    Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 365 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None Two 8-pin
    Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)
    Display Connectors No outputs 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 590 has 1486% more power consumption, than GeForce 940MX.
    • GeForce 940MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 590 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 590 has 3068 GB more memory, than GeForce 940MX.
    • GeForce 940MX is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 590 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 940MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 590 - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 93 MHz higher, than GeForce 940MX.
    • GeForce 940MX is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 590 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 940MX is 2293 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 7−8 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    low / 720p 16−18 35−40
    medium / 1080p 8−9 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than GeForce 940MX.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 940MX GeForce GTX 590
    Architecture Maxwell Fermi
    Code name N16S-GTR-B/S GF110
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 10 March 2016 24 March 2011
    Pipelines 384 1024
    Core clock speed 1122 MHz 1215 MHz
    Boost Clock 1242 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 3,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 23.83 77.7 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 2x 1,244.2 gflops
    Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 768-bit (384-bit per GPU)
    Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 1707 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 327.7 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 1024
    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 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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