Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | GeForce 940MX 2GB | GeForce GTX 965M 4GB SLI |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 495% | 30% |
| Hitman 3 | 674% | 69% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 444% | 19% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 495% | 30% |
| FIFA 21 | 200% | 34% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 737% | 83% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 426% | 15% |
| The Medium | 642% | 62% |
| Genshin Impact | 495% | 30% |
| Far Cry 6 | 761% | 88% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M 4GB SLI are massively better than the Nvidia GeForce 940MX 2GB.
The GeForce 940MX 2GB has a 198 MHz higher core clock speed than the GTX 965M, but the GTX 965M has 104 more Texture Mapping Units than the GeForce 940MX 2GB. As a result, the GTX 965M exhibits a 91.4 GTexel/s better Texture Fill Rate than the GeForce 940MX 2GB. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The GeForce 940MX 2GB has a 198 MHz higher core clock speed than the GTX 965M, but the GTX 965M has 56 more Render Output Units than the GeForce 940MX 2GB. As a result, the GTX 965M exhibits a 50.1 GPixel/s better Pixel Fill Rate than the GeForce 940MX 2GB. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The GeForce 940MX 2GB was released over a year more recently than the GTX 965M, and so the GeForce 940MX 2GB is likely to have better driver support, meaning it will be more optimized for running the latest games when compared to the GTX 965M.
The GTX 965M has 2048 MB more video memory than the GeForce 940MX 2GB, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. This is supported by the fact that the GTX 965M also has superior memory performance overall.
The GTX 965M has 144 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the GeForce 940MX 2GB, which means that the memory performance of the GTX 965M is massively better than the GeForce 940MX 2GB.
The GeForce 940MX 2GB has 384 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce GTX 965M 4GB SLI has 2048. However, the actual shader performance of the GeForce 940MX 2GB is 644 and the actual shader performance of the GTX 965M is 2627. The GTX 965M having 1983 better shader performance and an altogether better performance when taking into account other relevant data means that the GTX 965M delivers a massively smoother and more efficient experience when processing graphical data than the GeForce 940MX 2GB.
The GeForce 940MX 2GB requires 25 Watts to run and the GeForce GTX 965M 4GB SLI requires 100 Watts. The GTX 965M requires 75 Watts more than the GeForce 940MX 2GB to run. The difference is significant enough that the GTX 965M may have an adverse affect on your yearly electricity bills in comparison to the GeForce 940MX 2GB.
| Core Speed | 1122 MHz |  | vs | 924 MHz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 1242 MHz | | vs | 950 MHz | |
| Architecture | Maxwell GM108-N16S-GTR | Maxwell GM204-N16E-GS (x2) | |||
| OC Potential | Poor | vs |
| Fair | |
| Driver Support | Great | vs | Great | ||
| Release Date | 01 Mar 2016 | | vs | 07 Jan 2015 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved | | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 7.4
|
vs | |
10
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600x900 | 5.7
|
vs | |
10
|
|
| 1920x1080 | 4.2
|
vs | |
9.3
|
|
| 2560x1440 | 2.8
|
vs | |
6.9
|
|
| 3840x2160 | 1.9
|
vs | |
5.3
|
|
| Memory | 2048 MB | vs | | 4096 MB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1001 MHz | vs | | 1250 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 64 Bit | vs | | 256 Bit | |
| Memory Type | DDR3 | vs | | GDDR5 | |
| Memory Bandwidth | 16GB/sec | vs | | 160GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 2048 KB | vs | |
4096 KB | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | yes | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 384 | vs | | 2048 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 31% | vs | | 100% | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | | 28nm |
| Texture Mapping Units | 24 | vs | | 128 | |
| Texture Rate | 26.9 GTexel/s | vs | | 118.3 GTexel/s | |
| Render Output Units | 8 | vs | | 64 | |
| Pixel Rate | 9 GPixel/s | vs | | 59.1 GPixel/s | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | | vs | | 4096x2160 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DisplayPort Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 25 Watts | | vs | 100 Watts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended PSU | - | - | |||
| DirectX | 12.0 | vs | | 12.1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | | 5.0 |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | | 4.5 |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | yes | yes | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | | yes |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i5-6300HQ 2.3GHz | | vs | Intel Core i7-5700HQ 4-Core 2.7GHz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | | vs | | 8 GB |
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1366x768 | vs | | 2560x1440 | |
| Performance Value |  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini Review | Overview GeForce 940MX 2GB is a Middle-Class Mobile Graphics Card based on the Maxwell Architecture. Architecture GeForce 940MX 2GB Features a GPU Codenamed GM108-N16S-GTR which is a First Gen Maxwell GPU and is identical to the GM108-N16S-GT-S used on GeForce 940M but with the addition of GDDR5 Support. GM108-N16S-GTR has 3 Compute Units Unlocked and thus offers 384 Shader Processing Units, 24 TMUs and 8 ROPs. GPU The Central Unit is Clocked at 1122Hz and goes up to 1242MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory: Speed The GPU is equipped with DDR3 and Accesses the Frame Buffer through a 64-bit Memory Interface. The Memory Clock Operates at 1001MHz. Memory: Frame Buffer The GPU can fill up a Memory Pool of up to 2GB. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 25W, it is suited for small and medium sized laptops. Performance Equipped with DDR3, GeForce GT 940MX is only slightly faster than GeForce GT 940M. System Suggestions GeForce 940MX 2GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1366x768. We Recommend a Middle-Class Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | Overview GeForce GTX 965M 4GB SLI is a solution of two GeForce GTX 965M 4GB put together using NVIDIA's SLI technology. Architecture The Second variant of the Maxwell Architecture, despite being also manufactured with a 28nm technology, has an extremely large L2 Cache and features a Third Generation Delta Color Compression which allows NVIDIA to produce Graphics Cards with relatively small memory data transfer rates, without causing too much impact on the overall performance. Furthermore, the Shaders have been redesigned and are both more powerful and energy efficient. GPU It consists of 2 GPUs Codenamed GM204-N16E-GS which, together, offer 2048 Shader Processing Units, 128 TMUs and 64 ROPs. The central unit runs at 924MHz and goes up to 950MHz, in Turbo Mode. Memory Each GPU accesses a 2GB frame buffer of fast GDDR5, through a 128-bit memory interface. The size of the frame buffer is adequate. The Memory Clock Operates at 1253MHz. Power Consumption Power Consumption is around 100W. Performance Gaming benchmarks prove that at 2560x1440, the best suited resolution, GeForce GTX 965M 4GB SLI is around 10% faster than a Single GeForce GTX 980M. System Suggestions We recommend a High-End Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended CPU | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | N/A | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||