GeForce 940M vs GeForce GTX 950
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 950, 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 950, check out specs charts below.
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:
Main Specs
GeForce 940M
GeForce GTX 950
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
90 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pins
Memory type
DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
350 Watt
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GeForce GTX 950 has 20% more power consumption, than GeForce 940M.
GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 950 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 940M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 950.
GeForce 940M is used in Laptops, and GeForce GTX 950 - in Desktops.
GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 950 are build with Maxwell architecture.
Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 48 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.
GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 950 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 940M is 1994 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
35−40
ultra / 1080p
1−2
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
12−14
60−65
medium / 1080p
4−5
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
6−7
55−60
ultra / 1080p
4−5
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
16−18
100−110
medium / 1080p
6−7
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Battlefield 5 is 750% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
40−45
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 950 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
120−130
250−260
medium / 768p
90−95
220−230
ultra / 1080p
40−45
180−190
QHD / 1440p
24−27
110−120
4K / 2160p
18−20
70−75
high / 768p
65−70
210−220
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 185% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 950 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
70−75
120−130
medium / 768p
50−55
110−120
ultra / 1080p
24−27
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Dota 2 is 130% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
3−4
45−50
ultra / 1080p
3−4
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
2−3
14−16
low / 720p
12−14
80−85
medium / 1080p
4−5
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Far Cry 5 is 840% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
10−11
60−65
ultra / 1080p
5−6
45−50
QHD / 1440p
2−3
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
50−55
180−190
medium / 1080p
12−14
110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Fortnite is 443% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
7−8
60−65
ultra / 1080p
6−7
45−50
QHD / 1440p
2−3
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
20−22
100−110
medium / 1080p
9−10
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Forza Horizon 4 is 600% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
45−50
140−150
medium / 768p
35−40
120−130
high / 1080p
6−7
70−75
ultra / 1080p
3−4
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Grand Theft Auto V is 304% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
1−2
24−27
ultra / 1080p
0−1
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
6−7
65−70
medium / 1080p
3−4
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
90−95
130−140
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
75−80
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
120−130
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Minecraft is 41% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
100−110
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than GeForce 940M.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
4−5
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
5−6
65−70
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 740% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
14−16
130−140
medium / 768p
10−11
85−90
high / 1080p
5−6
45−50
ultra / 1080p
4−5
24−27
4K / 2160p
1−2
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 785% more, than GeForce 940M.
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
medium / 768p
40−45
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
high / 768p
30−35
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950 in World of Tanks is 63% more, than GeForce 940M.
Full Specs
GeForce 940M
GeForce GTX 950
Architecture
Maxwell
Maxwell
Code name
N16S-GT-S/B
GM206
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
12 March 2015
20 August 2015
Pipelines
384
768
Core clock speed
1072 MHz
1024 MHz
Boost Clock
1176 MHz
1188 MHz
Transistor count
1,870 million
2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
28.22
49.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
903.2 gflops
1,825 gflops
Length
7.938" (20.2 cm)
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
2000 MHz
6.6 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
14.4 GB/s
105.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (11_0)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
5.1
6.4
OpenGL
4.5
4.5
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
1.1.126
CUDA
+
+
CUDA cores
768
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
PCI Express 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
101 Mh/s
233 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Optimus
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
9.97 Mh/s
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
2.0
GameWorks
+
+
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