GeForce GT 545 vs 940MX

Place in performance ranking	661	754
Place by popularity	92	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.23	0.14
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	N16S-GTR-B/S	GF116
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	10 March 2016 (8 years ago)	14 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$149
Current price	$950	$195 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce 940MX has 64% better value for money than GT 545.

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	144
Core clock speed	1122 MHz	720 MHz
Boost clock speed	1242 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	23.83	17.28
Floating-point performance	762.6 gflops	414.7 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce 940MX and GeForce GT 545 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
Length	no data	145 mm
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1536 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	38.4 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI	no data	+

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	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 940MX 3.92
+38%

GT 545 2.84

940MX outperforms GT 545 by 38% 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 940MX 1514
+37.8%

GT 545 1099

940MX outperforms GT 545 by 38% 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 940MX 6199
+67.9%

GT 545 3693

940MX outperforms GT 545 by 68% 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	18 +50%	12−14 −50%
4K	10 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+40%

5−6

−40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Battlefield 5	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry 5	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	18 +50%	12−14 −50%
Hitman 3	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	23 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Battlefield 5	10 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry 5	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Hitman 3	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18 +50%	12−14 −50%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry 5	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 +40%	5−6 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+42.9%

7−8
−42.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Hitman 3	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+66.7%

3−4

−66.7%

This is how GeForce 940MX and GT 545 compete in popular games:

GeForce 940MX is 50% faster in 1080p
GeForce 940MX is 43% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.92	2.84
Recency	10 March 2016	14 May 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1536 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	70 Watt