GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB vs 940A
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 940A and GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB outperforms 940A by a whopping 332% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 836 | 440 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 6.10 | 11.59 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | GP107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (10 years ago) | 1 February 2019 (6 years ago) |
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 | 384 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 1366 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | 1442 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.98 | 69.22 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8632 TFLOPS | 2.215 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 24 |
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
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 | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1001 MHz | 1752 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | 84.1 GB/s |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 6.1 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.64 | 11.40 |
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 1 February 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 75 Watt |
GeForce 940A has 127.3% lower power consumption.
GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB, on the other hand, has a 331.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940A in performance tests.
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