GeForce 940M vs Tesla M6

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 940M and Tesla M6. 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 Tesla M6. 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 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 Tesla M6
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla M6 has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce 940M.
  • GeForce 940M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Tesla M6 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M6 has 4 GB more memory, than GeForce 940M.
  • GeForce 940M is used in Laptops, and Tesla M6 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce 940M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Tesla M6 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce 940M is 142 MHz higher, than Tesla M6.
  • GeForce 940M and Tesla M6 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M6 is 3012 MHz higher, than GeForce 940M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
ultra / 1080p 1−2 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 20−22
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 12−14 65−70
medium / 1080p 4−5 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 780% more, than GeForce 940M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 940M Tesla M6
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell 2.0
Code name N16S-GT-S/B GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2015 30 August 2015
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 1072 MHz 930 MHz
Boost Clock 1176 MHz 1180 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 28.22 113.3
Floating-point performance 903.2 gflops 3,625 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.2
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 101 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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