NVIDIA GeForce 940MX vs NVIDIA GeForce 910M
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
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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.
NVIDIA GeForce 910M
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The NVIDIA GeForce 910M is an entry-level DirectX 12 compatible graphics card announced in late 2015. Its core is based on the 28nm GF117 chip (Fermi architecture) and is equipped with 64-bit DDR3 memory. The 910M is a renamed GeForce 820M, which already was based on the the old GT 620M, GT 720M and GeForce 710M.
Architecture
The GF117 is based on the optimized GF108 Fermi chip (GeForce GT 540M) and offers 96 shaders, 16 TMUs and 4 ROPs. Each shader core is clocked twice as fast as the rest of the graphics chip, a technique known as hot clocking. More detailed information on Fermi can be found on the GT 435M GPU page.
It should be noted that the GF117 does not offer dedicated graphic ports and can therefore only be used in conjunction with Optimus.
The 820M supports GPU Boost 2.0, which can automatically overclock the card if the laptop cooling system allows it.
Performance
The gaming performance should be identical to the old GeForce 820M (see this page for benchmarks and game tests) and therefore also GT 720M and the Intel Iris Graphics 5100. This places the card in the entry level segment. Only old or low demanding games run fluent on this graphics card.
Features
The shader cores (also called CUDA cores) can be used for general calculations with APIs such as CUDA, DirectCompute 2.1 and OpenCL. PhysX is theoretically possible, but the 910M is too slow to handle both PhysX and 3D rendering in modern games. 3D Vision is not supported according to Nvidia.
Power consumption
The power consumption of the Geforce 910M should be similar to the old 820M and GT 720M. As a result, the GPU is best suited for notebooks 13 inches in size or greater. The efficiency however cant be compared to a modern Maxwell based GPU like the GeForce 920MX.
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| Codename | N16S-GTR-B/S | N15V-GM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Maxwell | Kepler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 384 - unified | 384 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TMUs | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROPs | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 1122 - 1242 (Boost) MHz | 641 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 4000 effective = 1253 MHz | 2000 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | DDR3, GDDR5 | DDR3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | 2048 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | no | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bandwidth | 40.1 GB/s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5 | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 15-25 Watt | 15 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 1.9 Billion | 900 Million | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 28 nm | 28 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PCIe | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | GPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, GeForce Experience, GameWorks | PhysX, Verde Drivers, CUDA, Play, Optimus, GPU Boost 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 10.03.2016 | 01.09.2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.geforce.com |
Benchmarks
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
specvp11 snx-01 + NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
specvp12 sw-03 + NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 940MX → 100% n=25
Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce 910M → 51% n=25
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
F1 2020
2020
Dirt Rally 2.0
2019
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
Battlefield V
2018
Fallout 76
2018
Forza Horizon 4
2018
FIFA 19
2018
F1 2018
2018
Monster Hunter World
2018
The Crew 2
2018
Far Cry 5
2018
X-Plane 11.11
2018
Fortnite
2018
Call of Duty WWII
2017
Destiny 2
2017
ELEX
2017
The Evil Within 2
2017
FIFA 18
2017
Ark Survival Evolved
2017
F1 2017
2017
Team Fortress 2
2017
Dirt 4
2017
Rocket League
2017
Prey
2017
For Honor
2017
Resident Evil 7
2017
Watch Dogs 2
2016
Dishonored 2
2016
Titanfall 2
2016
Farming Simulator 17
2016
Battlefield 1
2016
Civilization VI
2016
Mafia 3
2016
FIFA 17
2016
No Man's Sky
2016
Overwatch
2016
Doom
2016
Need for Speed 2016
2016
Hitman 2016
2016
The Division
2016
Far Cry Primal
2016
XCOM 2
2016
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
Just Cause 3
2015
Fallout 4
2015
Anno 2205
2015
FIFA 16
2015
World of Warships
2015
Metal Gear Solid V
2015
Mad Max
2015
Dota 2 Reborn
2015
The Witcher 3
2015
Dirt Rally
2015
GTA V
2015
Battlefield Hardline
2015
The Crew
2014
Far Cry 4
2014
F1 2014
2014
The Evil Within
2014
Ryse: Son of Rome
2014
Alien: Isolation
2014
Fifa 15
2014
Sims 4
2014
Risen 3: Titan Lords
2014
GRID: Autosport
2014
Watch Dogs
2014
Titanfall
2014
Thief
2014
Battlefield 4
2013
F1 2013
2013
Total War: Rome II
2013
Company of Heroes 2
2013
GRID 2
2013
Metro: Last Light
2013
BioShock Infinite
2013
Tomb Raider
2013
Crysis 3
2013
Hitman: Absolution
2012
Counter-Strike: GO
2012
Sleeping Dogs
2012
Diablo III
2012
Anno 2070
2011
Dirt 3
2011
Civilization 5
2010
Mafia 2
2010Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce 940MX → 100%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce 910M → 47%
Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 44%
| NVIDIA GeForce 910M | low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K |
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| Mirror's Edge Catalyst | 22.6 | 13.8 | 6.5 | 3.9 | ||
| The Division | 19.6 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 3.1 | ||
| Far Cry Primal | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | ||
| XCOM 2 | 13.5 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 2.1 | ||
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 14.5 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 | ||
| Rainbow Six Siege | 38.8 | 25.3 | 12.6 | 10.7 | ||
| Just Cause 3 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 8.1 | 5.7 | ||
| Star Wars Battlefront | 23.2 | 16.2 | 7.7 | 4.3 | ||
| Anno 2205 | 22.1 | 13.7 | 6.3 | 3.1 | ||
| World of Warships | 33.8 | 27.2 | 20 | 13.9 | ||
| Metal Gear Solid V | 40.9 | 29.3 | 13.2 | 8.7 | ||
| Batman: Arkham Knight | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Dirt Rally | 46.8 | 24 | 16.8 | 12.5 | ||
| Battlefield Hardline | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 5.9 | ||
| Dragon Age: Inquisition | 28.2 | 20.1 | 7.2 | 4.4 | ||
| F1 2014 | 41 | 32 | 24 | 16 | ||
| Battlefield 4 | 33.7 | 24.6 | 18.6 | 7.3 | ||
| BioShock Infinite | 50.4 | 29.9 | 25.8 | 8.6 | ||
| Tomb Raider | 73.6 | 38.3 | 24.9 | 10.7 | ||
| Counter-Strike: GO | 39.1 | 36.3 | 34.2 | 29.7 | ||
| Diablo III | 52.8 | 48.6 | 45.5 | 30.6 | ||
| < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 11 9 1 | 17 4 | 19 2 | 20 1 | | |
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