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    GeForce 940M vs GeForce GTX 780M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 780M. 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 780M. 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 780M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 780M 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 780M here:

    GeForce 940M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 780M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 780M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 122 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 780M has 62% more power consumption, than GeForce 940M.
    • GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 780M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 780M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTX 780M - with Kepler.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 249 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 780M.
    • GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 780M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 780M is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 12−14 40−45
    medium / 1080p 4−5 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 780M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than GeForce 940M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 780M
    Architecture Maxwell Kepler
    Code name N16S-GT-S/B N14E-GTX
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 30 May 2013
    Pipelines 384 1536
    Core clock speed 1072 MHz 823 MHz
    Boost Clock 1176 MHz 797 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 3,540 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.22 102.0
    Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 2,448 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s 82 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Standard memory configuration GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus + +
    Blu-Ray 3D Support +
    3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
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