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    GeForce 940M vs GeForce GTX 480M SLI

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 480M SLI. 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 940M and GeForce GTX 480M SLI. 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 940M and GeForce GTX 480M SLI are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 480M SLI are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or GeForce GTX 480M SLI here:

    GeForce 940M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 480M SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 480M SLI
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 480M SLI has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce 940M.
    • GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 480M SLI have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 480M SLI - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 647 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.
    • GeForce 940M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 480M SLI - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce 940M is 800 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 9−10
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 12−14 30−35
    medium / 1080p 4−5 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 300% more, than GeForce 940M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 480M SLI
    Architecture Maxwell Fermi
    Code name N16S-GT-S/B N11E-GTX-A3
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 25 May 2010
    Pipelines 384 704
    Core clock speed 1072 MHz 425 MHz
    Boost Clock 1176 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 6000 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.22
    Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Optimus +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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