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    GeForce 940M vs GeForce GTX 960M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 960M, 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 960M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 960M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M here:

    GeForce 940M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 960M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
    • GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 960M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 960M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 960M are build with Maxwell architecture.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 24 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.
    • GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 960M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 1−2 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 12−14 35−40
    medium / 1080p 4−5 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 340% more, than GeForce 940M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 960M
    Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
    Code name N16S-GT-S/B N16P-GX
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 12 March 2015
    Pipelines 384 640
    Core clock speed 1072 MHz 1096 MHz
    Boost Clock 1176 MHz 1202 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.22 47.04
    Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 1,505 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 80 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s 175 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus + +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0 2.0
    GameWorks + +
    BatteryBoost +
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