GeForce 9800M GTX vs 940M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 940M and GeForce 9800M GTX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 940M
2015
2 GB DDR3, 75 Watt
2.92
+147%

940M outperforms 9800M GTX by a whopping 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7841068
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.06
Power efficiency6.071.08
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGM108G92
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)15 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$328.50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384112
CUDA cores per GPUno data112
Core clock speed1072 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed1176 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million754 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate28.2228.00
Floating-point processing power0.9032 TFLOPS0.28 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data420
ROPs816
TMUs2456

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options-+

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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s51.2 GB/s
Shared memory--

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

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 2.92
+147%
9800M GTX 1.18

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance

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.

GeForce 940M 1125
+148%
9800M GTX 454

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GeForce 940M 7531
+56.1%
9800M GTX 4825

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 HD18
+157%
7−8
−157%
1440p96
+174%
35−40
−174%
4K29
+190%
10−12
−190%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data46.93
1440pno data9.39
4Kno data32.85

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 15
+150%
6−7
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+150%
4−5
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 15
+400%
3−4
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 41
+4000%
1−2
−4000%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+600%
2−3
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+163%
8−9
−163%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+21.9%
30−35
−21.9%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 10
+900%
1−2
−900%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 34
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+118%
10−12
−118%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+21.9%
30−35
−21.9%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 8
+700%
1−2
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+21.9%
30−35
−21.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+400%
2−3
−400%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how GeForce 940M and 9800M GTX compete in popular games:

  • GeForce 940M is 157% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce 940M is 174% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce 940M is 190% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 940M is 4000% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the 9800M GTX is 83% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce 940M is ahead in 44 tests (94%)
  • 9800M GTX is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.92 1.18
Recency 13 March 2015 15 July 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm

GeForce 940M has a 147.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 940M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX in performance tests.


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