GeForce 940MX vs ATI FireGL V8650
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 751 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 11.92 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | R600 | GM107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 May 2007 (18 years ago) | 28 June 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,799 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 320 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 688 MHz | 795 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 861 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 720 million | 1,870 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 80 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 23 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 11.01 | 27.55 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4403 TFLOPS | 0.8817 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 1024 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 254 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR4 | DDR3, GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 868 MHz | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 111.1 GB/s | 40.1 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | no data | 2.0 |
| Optimus | - | + |
| GameWorks | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.0 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 May 2007 | 28 June 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 80 nm | 28 nm |
GeForce 940MX has an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FireGL V8650 and GeForce 940MX. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FireGL V8650 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 940MX is a notebook one.
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