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Game | G4 900MHz | GeForce 940MX 2GB |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 326% | 495% |
Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 290% | 444% |
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 277% | 426% |
FIFA 21 | 115% | 200% |
Grand Theft Auto VI | 500% | 737% |
Hitman 3 | 455% | 674% |
Genshin Impact | 326% | 495% |
Far Cry 6 | 517% | 761% |
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 511% | 753% |
Watch Dogs Legion | 311% | 474% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Intel G4 900MHz are significantly better than the Nvidia GeForce 940MX 2GB.
The GeForce 940MX 2GB has a 822 MHz higher core clock speed but 24 fewer Texture Mapping Units than the G4 900MHz. The lower TMU count doesn't matter, though, as altogether the GeForce 940MX 2GB manages to provide 12.5 GTexel/s better texturing performance. 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 822 MHz higher core clock speed and 5 more Render Output Units than the G4 900MHz. This results in the GeForce 940MX 2GB providing 8.1 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The G4 900MHz was released over three years more recently than the GeForce 940MX 2GB, and so the G4 900MHz is likely to have far better driver support, meaning it will be much more optimized and ultimately superior to the GeForce 940MX 2GB when running the latest games.
The GeForce 940MX 2GB has 2048 MB video memory, but the G4 900MHz does not have an entry, so the two GPUs cannot be reliably compared in this area.
Both the G4 900MHz and the GeForce 940MX 2GB have 384 Shader Processing Units. While the two GPUs have the same number of SPUs, the actual performance delivered by the GeForce 940MX 2GB is 644 and by the G4 900MHz is 644. Knowing that the shader performance of the GeForce 940MX 2GB is superior, it is not necessary to examine the GPUs' respective Texture and Pixel Fill Rates.
The G4 900MHz transistor size technology is 18 nm (nanometers) smaller than the GeForce 940MX 2GB. This means that the G4 900MHz is expected to run slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the GeForce 940MX 2GB.
The G4 900MHz requires 28 Watts to run and the GeForce 940MX 2GB requires 25 Watts. The G4 900MHz requires 3 Watts more than the GeForce 940MX 2GB to run. The difference is not significant enough for the G4 900MHz to have a noticeably larger impact on your yearly electricity bills than the GeForce 940MX 2GB.
Core Speed | 300 MHz | vs | ![]() | 1122 MHz | |
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Boost Clock | 900 MHz | vs | ![]() | 1242 MHz | |
Architecture | Ice Lake | Maxwell GM108-N16S-GTR | |||
OC Potential | - | vs |
![]() | Poor | |
Driver Support | - | vs | Great | ||
Release Date | 28 May 2019 | ![]() | vs | 01 Mar 2016 | |
GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
Approved | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Comparison |
1366x768 | 7.8
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vs | 7.4
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1600x900 | 6.2
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vs | 5.7
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1920x1080 | 5.2
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vs | 4.2
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2560x1440 | 3.2
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vs | 2.8
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3840x2160 | 2.2
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vs | 1.9
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Memory | N/A | vs | ![]() | 2048 MB | |
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Memory Speed | - | vs | ![]() | 1001 MHz | |
Memory Bus | - | vs | ![]() | 64 Bit | |
Memory Type | - | vs | ![]() | DDR3 | |
Memory Bandwidth | - | vs | ![]() | 16GB/sec | |
L2 Cache | 0 KB | vs | ![]() |
2048 KB | |
Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
Memory Performance | 0% | ![]() |
vs | ![]() |
0% |
Comparison |
Shader Processing Units | 384 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 384 |
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Actual Shader Performance | 17% | vs | ![]() | 31% | |
Technology | 10nm | ![]() | vs | 28nm | |
Texture Mapping Units | 48 | ![]() | vs | 24 | |
Texture Rate | 14.4 GTexel/s | vs | ![]() | 26.9 GTexel/s | |
Render Output Units | 3 | vs | ![]() | 8 | |
Pixel Rate | 0.9 GPixel/s | vs | ![]() | 9 GPixel/s | |
Comparison |
Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | - | vs | ![]() | 4096x2160 | |
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VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
HDMI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
DisplayPort Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
Comparison |
Max Power | 28 Watts | vs | ![]() | 25 Watts | |
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Recommended PSU | - | - |
DirectX | 12.1 | ![]() | vs | 12.0 | |
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Shader Model | 6.4 | ![]() | vs | 5.0 | |
Open GL | 4.6 | ![]() | vs | 4.5 | |
Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
Notebook GPU | yes | yes | |||
SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
Dedicated | no | vs | ![]() | yes | |
Comparison |
Recommended Processor | - | Intel Core i5-6300HQ 2.3GHz | |||
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Recommended RAM | 8 GB | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 8 GB |
Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 1366x768 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 1366x768 |
Performance Value | ![]() |
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Mini Review | Overview Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 900MHz are integrated graphics in some of Intel's Ice Lake mobile processors. It can be found in Intel Core i3-1000NG4 & Intel Core i3-1000G4 Architecture The Ice Lake architecture succeeds the Kaby lake architecture and aims for increased CPU and graphics performance. New Features These Gen 11 graphics solutions include the new Variable Rate Shading (VRS) support. This lets shading time for object shading in game to be allocated more accurately by the game's developers. So for example, a graphics depicting an object that cannot easily be seen can be marked as not needing such high performance and visual accuracy and thus save processing power. GPU The central unit initially runs at 300MHz and goes up to 900MHz, in turbo mode. Performance Because Performance depends heavily on the Memory Bandwidth, it may vary from System to System. Best case scenario, expect Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 900MHz performance to be similar to the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 GPU. | 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. |
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Possible GPU Upgrades | N/A | N/A | |||
GPU Variants | - | - |