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    GeForce 940M vs GeForce GTX 260

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 260, 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 260, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    GeForce 940M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 260
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 182 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 896 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • GeForce GTX 260 has 142% more power consumption, than GeForce 940M.
    • GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 260 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 260 has 892 GB more memory, than GeForce 940M.
    • GeForce 940M is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 260 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 260 - with Tesla 2.0.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 170 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.
    • GeForce 940M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 260 - by 65 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 940M is 1001 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 12−14 14−16
    medium / 1080p 4−5 5−6
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than GeForce 940M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 260
    Architecture Maxwell Tesla 2.0
    Code name N16S-GT-S/B GT200
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2015 16 June 2008
    Pipelines 384 192
    Core clock speed 1072 MHz 1242 MHz
    Boost Clock 1176 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 1,400 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 65 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.22 36.9 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 476.9 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 448 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 999 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 111.9 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 4.0
    OpenGL 4.5 2.1
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 192
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s 30 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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