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    GeForce 940M vs GeForce GTX 965M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 965M. 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 965M. 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 965M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 965M 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 965M here:

    GeForce 940M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 965M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 965M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 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 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTX 965M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
    • GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 965M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 965M are build with Maxwell architecture.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 128 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.
    • GeForce 940M and GeForce GTX 965M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 965M 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 35−40
    medium / 1080p 4−5 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 380% more, than GeForce 940M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 940M GeForce GTX 965M
    Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
    Code name N16S-GT-S/B N16E-GS, N16E-GR
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 12 March 2015 5 January 2015
    Pipelines 384 1024
    Core clock speed 1072 MHz 944 MHz
    Boost Clock 1176 MHz 950 / 1151 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 2,940 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 28.22 73.60
    Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 2,355 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 - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.1
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0 PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s 226 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    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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