GeForce 940MX vs Quadro M4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940MX and Quadro M4000, 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 Quadro M4000, check out specs charts below.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce 940MX Quadro M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1 x 6-pin
Memory type DDR3, GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M4000 has 421% more power consumption, than GeForce 940MX.
  • GeForce 940MX is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Quadro M4000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M4000 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce 940MX.
  • GeForce 940MX is used in Laptops, and Quadro M4000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 940MX is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940MX is 349 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
  • GeForce 940MX and Quadro M4000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 2008 MHz higher, than GeForce 940MX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 16−18 60−65
medium / 1080p 8−9 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than GeForce 940MX.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940MX Quadro M4000
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell 2.0
Code name N16S-GTR-B/S GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 10 March 2016 29 June 2015
Pipelines 384 1664
Core clock speed 1122 MHz 773 MHz
Boost Clock 1242 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 23.83 80.39
Floating-point performance 762.6 gflops 2,573 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.5 4.5
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1 +
CUDA + 5.2
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 102 Mh/s 299 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
Multi-display synchronization Quadro Sync
High-Performance Video I/O6 +
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