GeForce 940A vs GeForce GTX 960

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940A and GeForce GTX 960, 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 940A stacks up against GeForce GTX 960, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce 940A GeForce GTX 960
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 960 has 263% more power consumption, than GeForce 940A.
  • GeForce 940A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 960 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 940A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 940A and GeForce GTX 960 are build with Maxwell architecture.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 98 MHz higher, than GeForce 940A.
  • GeForce 940A and GeForce GTX 960 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce 940A is 1995 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 35−40
ultra / 1080p 2−3 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 14−16 60−65
medium / 1080p 5−6 40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than GeForce 940A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940A GeForce GTX 960
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
Code name GM108 GM206
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 13 March 2015 22 January 2015
Pipelines 384 1024
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1127 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz 1178 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 72 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 2,413 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 112 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0 +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support 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
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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