Your Graphics Research
Your Graphics Research
| Recommended System Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | GeForce 940MX 2GB | HD i7 2860QM |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 495% | 2711% |
| Hitman 3 | 674% | 3557% |
| Resident Evil 8 | 495% | 2711% |
| Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 444% | 2471% |
| FIFA 21 | 200% | 1318% |
| Grand Theft Auto VI | 737% | 3855% |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 426% | 2388% |
| Genshin Impact | 495% | 2711% |
| Far Cry 6 | 761% | 3967% |
| The Medium | 642% | 3407% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce 940MX 2GB are massively better than the Intel HD i7 2860QM.
The GeForce 940MX 2GB was released over three years more recently than the HD i7 2860QM, and so the GeForce 940MX 2GB is likely to have far better driver support, meaning it will be much more optimized and ultimately superior to the HD i7 2860QM when running the latest games.
The GeForce 940MX 2GB has 2048 MB video memory, but the HD i7 2860QM does not have an entry, so the two GPUs cannot be reliably compared in this area.
The GeForce 940MX 2GB has 384 Shader Processing Units but the HD i7 2860QM does not have an entry, so the two GPUs cannot be reliably compared in this area.
The GeForce 940MX 2GB requires 25 Watts to run but there is no entry for the HD i7 2860QM.
| Core Speed | 1122 MHz |  | vs | 650 MHz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 1242 MHz | | vs | - | |
| Architecture | Maxwell GM108-N16S-GTR | Sandy Bridge | |||
| OC Potential | Poor |
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vs | None | |
| Driver Support | Great |
| vs | - | |
| Release Date | 01 Mar 2016 | | vs | 04 Sep 2011 | |
| GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
| Approved | | | |||
| Comparison | |||||
| 1366x768 | 7.4
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vs | - | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600x900 | 5.7
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vs | - | |
| 1920x1080 | 4.2
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vs | - | |
| 2560x1440 | 2.8
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vs | - | |
| 3840x2160 | 1.9
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vs | - | |
| Memory | 2048 MB | | vs | N/A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 1001 MHz | | vs | 800 MHz | |
| Memory Bus | 64 Bit | | vs | | 64 Bit |
| Memory Type | DDR3 | | vs | | DDR3 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 16GB/sec | | vs | 12.8GB/sec | |
| L2 Cache | 2048 KB | |
vs | - | |
| Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
| Memory Performance | 0% | |
vs | |
0% |
| Comparison | |||||
| Shader Processing Units | 384 | | vs | - | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual Shader Performance | 31% | | vs | - | |
| Technology | 28nm | | vs | - | |
| Texture Mapping Units | 24 | | vs | - | |
| Texture Rate | 26.9 GTexel/s | | vs | - | |
| Render Output Units | 8 | | vs | - | |
| Pixel Rate | 9 GPixel/s | | vs | - | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 4096x2160 | | vs | 2560x1600 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGA Connections | 0 | vs | | 1 | |
| DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| HDMI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
| DisplayPort Connections | 0 | vs | - | ||
| Comparison | |||||
| Max Power | 25 Watts | - | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended PSU | - | - | |||
| DirectX | 12.0 | | vs | 10.1 | |
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| Shader Model | 5.0 | | vs | 4.1 | |
| Open GL | 4.5 | | vs | 3.1 | |
| Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
| Notebook GPU | yes | yes | |||
| SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
| Dedicated | yes | | vs | no | |
| Comparison | |||||
| Recommended Processor | Intel Core i5-6300HQ 2.3GHz | - | |||
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| Recommended RAM | 8 GB | - | |||
| Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1366x768 | | - | ||
| Performance Value |  | ||||
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| 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. | HD i7 2860QM is a specific version of the Intel HD 3000 Graphics that comes with the CPU 'Core i7-2860QM 4-Core 2.5GHz'. It uses the CPU's Level 3 Cache (up to 8 MB, in this case) + part of the RAM installed on the system up to a maximum of approximately 1.7GB for Vista/7 and 1 GB for XP. The Memory controller supports DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1600 and the Turbo Boost technology of the processor can over-clock the graphics card clock from 650MHz to 1300MHz. Nevertheless it's still an integrated GPU with shared memory so its performance is very limited. Still, demanding games like Crysis 2 should still run on the lowest settings. | |||
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| Recommended CPU | - | ||||
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| Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | N/A | |||
| GPU Variants | - | - | |||