GeForce 615 vs 940M

Place in performance ranking	748	958
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	0.01
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N16S-GT-S/B	GF108
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	12 March 2015 (9 years ago)	15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price	$879	$858

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce 940M has 1200% better value for money than GeForce 615.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	384	48
Core clock speed	1072 MHz	660 MHz
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	49 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.22	5.280
Floating-point performance	903.2 gflops	126.7 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 940M and GeForce 615 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Width	no data	1-slot

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	28.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost	2.0	no data
Optimus	+	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	2.1

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.

GeForce 940M 2.91
+106%

GeForce 615 1.41

940M outperforms 615 by 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GeForce 940M 1122
+106%

GeForce 615 545

940M outperforms 615 by 106% in Passmark.

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 940M 5826
+341%

GeForce 615 1322

940M outperforms 615 by 341% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 HD	22 +120%	10−12 −120%
1440p	96 +113%	45−50 −113%
4K	20 +122%	9−10 −122%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

+100%

6−7
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +100%	15 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +80%	10 −80%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +100%	12 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +100%	15 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Hitman 3	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +92.9%	14 −92.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Battlefield 5	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +80%	10 −80%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +106%	34 −106%
Hitman 3	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +90.9%	11 −90.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +80%	10 −80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +100%	8 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +84.2%	18−20 −84.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +100%	6 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
+80%

−80%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Hitman 3	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +100%	7−8 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+100%

6−7
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +100%	5−6 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+100%

4−5

−100%

This is how GeForce 940M and GeForce 615 compete in popular games:

GeForce 940M is 120% faster in 1080p
GeForce 940M is 113% faster in 1440p
GeForce 940M is 122% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.91	1.41
Recency	12 March 2015	15 May 2012
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	49 Watt