General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores384384Core clock speed1122 MHz928 MHzBoost clock speed1242 MHz941 MHzNumber of transistors1,870 millionno dataManufacturing process technology28 nm28 nmPower consumption [TDP]23 Watt33 WattTexture fill rate23.8322.58Floating-point performance762.6 gflops722.7 gflops
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce 940MX and GeForce 930M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop sizemedium sizedno dataBus supportPCI Express 3.0PCI Express 3.0InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory typeDDR3, GDDR5DDR3Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GBMemory bus width64 Bit64 BitMemory clock speed4000 MHz1800 MHzMemory bandwidth40.1 GB/s14.4 GB/sShared memory--
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones [so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips]. OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
GPU Boost2.02.0Optimus++GameWorks++
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX12 [11_0]12 [11_0]Shader Model5.15.1OpenGL4.54.5OpenCL1.21.2Vulkan1.11.1.126CUDA++
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
940MX outperforms 930M by 49% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 [the last being done in 4K resolution if possible], and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce 940MX 1512
+49.3%
940MX outperforms 930M by 49% in Passmark.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
GeForce 940MX 8549
+17.5%
940MX outperforms 930M by 18% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
GeForce 940MX 2556
+18.7%
940MX outperforms 930M by 19% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeForce 940MX 1996
+36.7%
940MX outperforms 930M by 37% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeForce 940MX 11513
+38.6%
940MX outperforms 930M by 39% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
GeForce 940MX 6135
+17.7%
940MX outperforms 930M by 18% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
GeForce 940MX 5093
+17.3%
940MX outperforms 930M by 17% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
GeekBench 5 CUDA
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.
Benchmark coverage: 4%
GeForce 940MX 6290
+22.8%
940MX outperforms 930M by 23% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce 940MX and GeForce 930M. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC [SHA256] 102 Mh/s 84 Mh/s
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
Full HD18
+0%
18
+0%
4K10 6−7
Performance in popular games
Full HD Low Preset
Cyberpunk 20777−8 5−6
Full HD Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey11
+267%
3−4
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla0−1 0−1 Battlefield 516
+220%
5−6
−220%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 20777−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 512
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn11
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 418
+157%
7−8
−157%
Hitman 38−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Red Dead Redemption 28−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion4−5 0−1
Full HD High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey8
+167%
3−4
−167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla0−1 0−1 Battlefield 513
+160%
5−6
−160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 20777−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 512
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 414
+100%
7−8
−100%
Hitman 38−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Metro Exodus5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 28−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider7
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt12
+33.3%
9
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion4−5 0−1
Full HD Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey5
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla0−1 0−1 Battlefield 511
+120%
5−6
−120%
Cyberpunk 20777−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 511
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry New Dawn7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 412
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt7
+0%
7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion4−5 0−1
1440p High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Hitman 37−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Metro Exodus2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 22−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
1440p Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey1−2 0−1 Cyberpunk 20772−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 56−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 45−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt2−3 0−1
4K High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 34−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 22−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider1−2 0−1
4K Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey1−2 0−1 Assassin's Creed Valhalla0−1 0−1 Cyberpunk 20770−1 0−1 Far Cry 54−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 44−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
This is how GeForce 940MX and GeForce 930M compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- GeForce 930M is 0% faster than GeForce 940MX
4K resolution:
- GeForce 940MX is 66.7% faster than GeForce 930M
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 940MX is 300% faster than the GeForce 930M.
- in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce 930M is 28.6% faster than the GeForce 940MX.
All in all, in popular games:
- GeForce 940MX is ahead in 44 tests [92%]
- GeForce 930M is ahead in 1 test [2%]
- there's a draw in 3 tests [6%]
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score 3.89 2.61 Recency 10 March 2016 12 March 2015 Memory bandwidth 40.1 14.4 Power consumption [TDP] 23 Watt 33 Watt
The GeForce 940MX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 930M in performance tests.
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