GeForce 940A vs GRID K280Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 940A and GRID K280Q. 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 940A and GRID K280Q. 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.
GeForce 940A
GRID K280Q

Main Specs

  GeForce 940A GRID K280Q
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
 
  • GRID K280Q has 581% more power consumption, than GeForce 940A.
  • GeForce 940A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GRID K280Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID K280Q has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce 940A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce 940A is build with Maxwell architecture, and GRID K280Q - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940A is 284 MHz higher, than GRID K280Q.
  • GeForce 940A and GRID K280Q are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K280Q is 2998 MHz higher, than GeForce 940A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 12−14
ultra / 1080p 2−3 7−8
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 14−16 24−27
medium / 1080p 5−6 14−16
The average gaming FPS of GRID K280Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than GeForce 940A.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940A GRID K280Q
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM108 GK104
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 13 March 2015 28 June 2013
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 1029 MHz 745 MHz
Boost Clock 1124 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 17.98 95.36
Floating-point performance 863.2 gflops 2,289 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0 3.0