HD Graphics vs GeForce 940A
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 940A with HD Graphics, including specs and performance data.
940A outperforms HD Graphics by a whopping 269% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 858 | 1227 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 60 |
| Power efficiency | 6.21 | 1.58 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | Ivy Bridge GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (11 years ago) | 1 April 2012 (14 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 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 1029 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 392 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 17.98 | 6.300 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.8632 TFLOPS | 0.1008 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 1 |
| TMUs | 16 | 6 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | no data |
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 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1001 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 16.02 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
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 support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.80 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of 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.
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 | 2.66 | 0.72 |
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 1 April 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 35 Watt |
GeForce 940A has a 269% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 6% lower power consumption.
HD Graphics, on the other hand, has a 27% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce 940A is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce 940A is a notebook graphics card while HD Graphics is a desktop one.
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