GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile vs 940A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 940A and GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 940A
2015
1 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
2.76

RTX 2080 Super Mobile outperforms 940A by a whopping 1274% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking797115
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.9918.11
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM108TU104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 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 cores3843072
Core clock speed1029 MHz1365 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz1560 MHz
Number of transistorsno data13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate17.98299.5
Floating-point processing power0.8632 TFLOPS9.585 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs16192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.02 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Connectivity and outputs

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
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.140
CUDA5.07.5

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 HD9−10
−1411%
136
+1411%
1440p6−7
−1467%
94
+1467%
4K4−5
−1575%
67
+1575%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 265
+0%
265
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 116
+0%
116
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 121
+0%
121
+0%
Valorant 216
+0%
216
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Dota 2 142
+0%
142
+0%
Far Cry 5 96
+0%
96
+0%
Fortnite 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 217
+0%
217
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 136
+0%
136
+0%
Metro Exodus 92
+0%
92
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 66
+0%
66
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 127
+0%
127
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80
+0%
80
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Dota 2 141
+0%
141
+0%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 183
+0%
183
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Valorant 205
+0%
205
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 90
+0%
90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+0%
90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 43
+0%
43
+0%
World of Tanks 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 78
+0%
78
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 137
+0%
137
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 90
+0%
90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 162
+0%
162
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Dota 2 97
+0%
97
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 97
+0%
97
+0%
Metro Exodus 35
+0%
35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 97
+0%
97
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 48
+0%
48
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 141
+0%
141
+0%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 78
+0%
78
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 89
+0%
89
+0%

This is how GeForce 940A and RTX 2080 Super Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 1411% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 1467% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 1575% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.76 37.92
Recency 13 March 2015 2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 150 Watt

GeForce 940A has 354.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080 Super Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1273.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940A in performance tests.


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