NVIDIA GeForce 940MX

The Nvidia GeForce 940MX is a mid-range laptop graphics card with DirectX 12 support (FL 11_0). It has been announced in the first quarter of 2016 and is the refresh of the GeForce 940M. Compared to the older card, the new one is based on the same chip but now supports faster GDDR5. Therefore, it is similar to the Maxwell GPU in the Microsoft Surface Book but with more memory and higher clock speeds. However, most notebook vendors will use the slower DDR3 version of the 940MX that clocks only a few percent faster than the old GeForce 940M (1122 versus 1072 MHz base clock e.g.).
For the GDDR5 version of the 940MX there appears to be also a variant with the GM107-B chip with 512 shaders instead of the 384 but lower clock speeds. The 940MX in the Acer Aspire E5-774G e.g. featured 512 shader cores (GM107) clocked at 795 - 861 MHz. The Dell Inspiron 17 7778 version however had the GM108 chip with 384 shaders clocked at 1083 - 1189 MHz.
The performance greatly depends on the used graphics memory and chip. According to our benchmarks (see below), the DDR3 version is very similar to the old 940M (due to only minor increased clock rates). The GDDR5 version however pushes ahead 20% (even 30% if paired with a fast desktop quad-core, but we lack 940M reference scores). Therefore, demanding games from 2015 should run fluently in low to medium settings and WXGA resolution.
The TDP of the card should be rated at about 15 to 30 Watt (depending on the version, clock speeds and memory). Therefore, the GPU is best suited for laptops from 13-inch and up.
GeForce 900M Series
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Codename | N16S-GTR-B/S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Maxwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 384 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TMUs | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ROPs | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 1122 - 1242 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 4000 effective = 1253 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | DDR3, GDDR5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bandwidth | 40.1 GB/s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 15-25 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transistor Count | 1.9 Billion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 28 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PCIe | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features | GPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, GeForce Experience, GameWorks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notebook Size | medium sized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 10.03.2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Link to Manufacturer Page | www.geforce.com |
Benchmarks
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
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Asus Zenbook UX310UQ-GL011T | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 514 |
Asus UX310UQ-FC396T | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 517 |
Asus AsusPro P4540UQ-FY0056R | i5-7200U | GeForce 940MX 1163 / 1000 MHz 4 GB | 8 GB | 633 |
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 710 |
Asus VivoBook 15 X510UQ-BQ534T | i5-8250U | GeForce 940MX 1083 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 710 |
Medion Akoya S6625 ![]() | i5-8550U | GeForce 940MX 1189 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 724 |
Lenovo ThinkPad T470p-20J7S00000 | i7-7700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1189 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 737 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Asus Zenbook UX310UQ-GL011T | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 456 |
Asus UX310UQ-FC396T | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 457 |
Asus AsusPro P4540UQ-FY0056R | i5-7200U | GeForce 940MX 1163 / 1000 MHz 4 GB | 8 GB | 567 |
Asus VivoBook 15 X510UQ-BQ534T | i5-8250U | GeForce 940MX 1083 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 626 |
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 641 |
Medion Akoya S6625 ![]() | i5-8550U | GeForce 940MX 1189 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 644 |
Lenovo ThinkPad T470p-20J7S00000 | i7-7700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1189 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 647 |
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo Yoga 710-14ISK | 6200U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 7479 |
Asus UX310UQ-FC396T | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 7847 |
MSI CX72 6QD | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1001 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 9251 |
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 9862 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo Yoga 710-14ISK | 6200U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 6797 |
Asus UX310UQ-FC396T | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 6890 |
MSI CX72 6QD | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1001 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 7646 |
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 9432 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Asus Zenbook UX310UQ-GL011T | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 28793 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo Yoga 710-14ISK | 6200U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 26745 |
Asus Zenbook UX310UQ-GL011T | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 28408 |
Asus UX310UQ-FC396T | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 28956 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo Yoga 710-14ISK | 6200U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 19024 |
Asus Zenbook UX310UQ-GL011T | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 20654 |
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 21714 |
Asus UX310UQ-FC396T | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 22050 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 | |||||
Asus Zenbook UX310UQ-GL011T (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 10351 | |
Lenovo Yoga 710-14ISK (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 6200U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 11658 | |
Asus VivoBook X556UQ-XO076T (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 6200U | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 11787 | |
Asus UX310UQ-FC396T (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 12237 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T560-20FH002RGE (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 6600U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 12843 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T460p-20FXS05500 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 14195 | |
MSI CX72 6QD (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1001 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 14211 | |
Acer TravelMate P259-MG-71UU (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 863 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 14930 | |
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024) | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 15623 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Asus Zenbook UX310UQ-GL011T | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 6.4 |
MSI CX72 6QD | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1001 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 6.9 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
MSI CX72 6QD | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1001 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 23.6 |
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 26.8 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
MSI CX72 6QD | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1001 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 18.1 |
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 25.9 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 40.2 |
specvp11 snx-01 +
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dell Vostro 15 5568 | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 965 / 1000 MHz 4 GB | 16 GB | 5.52 |
Lenovo ThinkPad T470p PL | i7-7700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1083 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 6.21 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dell Vostro 15 5568 | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 965 / 1000 MHz 4 GB | 16 GB | 1.33 |
Lenovo ThinkPad T470p PL | i7-7700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1083 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 1.75 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dell Vostro 15 5568 | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 965 / 1000 MHz 4 GB | 16 GB | 10.59 |
Lenovo ThinkPad T470p PL | i7-7700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1083 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 13.8 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo ThinkPad T470p PL | i7-7700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1083 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 2.48 |
Dell Vostro 15 5568 | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 965 / 1000 MHz 4 GB | 16 GB | 3.77 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dell Vostro 15 5568 | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 965 / 1000 MHz 4 GB | 16 GB | 7.81 |
Lenovo ThinkPad T470p PL | i7-7700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1083 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 10.94 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dell Vostro 15 5568 | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 965 / 1000 MHz 4 GB | 16 GB | 18.63 |
Lenovo ThinkPad T470p PL | i7-7700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1083 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 20.8 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dell Vostro 15 5568 | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 965 / 1000 MHz 4 GB | 16 GB | 19.12 |
Lenovo ThinkPad T470p PL | i7-7700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1083 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 23 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dell Vostro 15 5568 | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 965 / 1000 MHz 4 GB | 16 GB | 10.7 |
Lenovo ThinkPad T470p PL | i7-7700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1083 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 13.92 |
specvp12 sw-03 +
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo ThinkPad T460p-20FXS05500 | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 16.4 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo ThinkPad T460p-20FXS05500 | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 2.22 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo ThinkPad T460p-20FXS05500 | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 6.91 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo ThinkPad T460p-20FXS05500 | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 6.28 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo ThinkPad T460p-20FXS05500 | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 13.68 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo ThinkPad T460p-20FXS05500 | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 0.32 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo ThinkPad T460p-20FXS05500 | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 7.97 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo ThinkPad T460p-20FXS05500 | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 10.47 |
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
MSI CX72 6QD | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1001 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 37.5 |
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 46 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
MSI CX72 6QD | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1001 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 54.4 |
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 66.2 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo ThinkPad T460p-20FXS05500 | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 67.5 |
MSI CX72 6QD | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1001 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 69.3 |
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 83.7 |
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
MSI CX72 6QD | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1001 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 130 |
Lenovo ThinkPad T460p-20FXS05500 | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 131.1 |
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 162.5 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 366 |
HP Pavilion 15t-au100 CTO (W0P31AV) | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1188 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 422 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 611 |
HP Pavilion 15t-au100 CTO (W0P31AV) | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1188 / 1000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 987 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
MSI CX72 6QD | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1001 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 1870 |
MSI CX62 7QL | i5-7200U | GeForce 940MX 1122 / 2002 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 1884 |
Acer Aspire E5-774G-78NA | 6500U | GeForce 940MX 861 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 1972 |
Lenovo ThinkPad 25 | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1082 / 5010 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 2016 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
MSI CX72 6QD | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1001 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 65.9 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
MSI CX72 6QD | 6700HQ | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 1001 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 45.5 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo IdeaPad 520s-14IKB 80X200C1GE | i5-7200U | GeForce 940MX 1083 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 38.5 |
Huawei MateBook D 15, i7-7500U 940MX | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 40.18 |
Asus VivoBook S410UQ-NH74 | i5-8550U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 4000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 46.2 |
Lenovo ThinkPad 25 | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1082 / 5010 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 49.1 |
Samsung Notebook 9 NP900X5N-X01US | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1004 / 1800 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 51.9 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Huawei MateBook D 15, i7-7500U 940MX | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 0.1767 |
Lenovo IdeaPad 520s-14IKB 80X200C1GE | i5-7200U | GeForce 940MX 1083 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 0.2078 |
Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lenovo IdeaPad 520s-14IKB 80X200C1GE | i5-7200U | GeForce 940MX 1083 / 1253 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 35.1 |
Lenovo ThinkPad 25 | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1082 / 5010 MHz 2 GB | 16 GB | 37.6 |
Huawei MateBook D 15, i7-7500U 940MX | i7-7500U | GeForce 940MX 1176 / 900 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 38.7 |
Asus VivoBook S410UQ-NH74 | i5-8550U | GeForce 940MX 1242 / 4000 MHz 2 GB | 8 GB | 40.6 |