GeForce GTX 560M vs 940MX

Place in the ranking	696	743
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	11.91	3.04
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GM107	GF116
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	28 June 2016 (8 years ago)	30 May 2011 (13 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	512	192
Core clock speed	795 MHz	775 MHz
Boost clock speed	861 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	27.55	24.80
Floating-point processing power	0.8817 TFLOPS	0.5952 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	24
TMUs	32	32

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 size	medium sized	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	-	2-way

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1536 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	Up to 192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	Up to 60 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 Connectors

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	-	+
3D Gaming	-	+
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
Optimus	+	+
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 API
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/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 940MX 3.93
+20.2%

GTX 560M 3.27

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 940MX 1517
+20.4%

GTX 560M 1260

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GeForce 940MX 2556
+40.4%

GTX 560M 1820

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 940MX 8549

GTX 560M 9300
+8.8%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GeForce 940MX 1996
+44.6%

GTX 560M 1380

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.

GeForce 940MX 6325
+28.6%

GTX 560M 4919

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GeForce 940MX 17
+13.3%

GTX 560M 15

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:

900p	35−40 +12.9%	31 −12.9%
Full HD	17 −124%	38 +124%
4K	10 +25%	8−9 −25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+16.7%

6−7

−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +10%	10−11 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	14 +133%	6−7 −133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	11 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	71 +294%	18−20 −294%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +5%	40−45 −5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Battlefield 5	10 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	11 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Forza Horizon 4	41 +128%	18−20 −128%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +12.5%	24−27 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +15.4%	12−14 −15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +100%	14−16 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +5%	40−45 −5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5 −100%	10−11 +100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry 5	8 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	12 −50%	18−20 +50%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	11 −118%	24−27 +118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +15.4%	12−14 −15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 −114%	14−16 +114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +5%	40−45 −5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11
+25%

8−9

−25%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +20%	20−22 −20%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+14.3%

7−8

−14.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+25%

4−5

−25%

This is how GeForce 940MX and GTX 560M compete in popular games:

GeForce 940MX is 13% faster in 900p
GTX 560M is 124% faster in 1080p
GeForce 940MX is 25% 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 940MX is 294% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 560M is 118% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce 940MX is ahead in 52 tests (84%)
GTX 560M is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
there's a draw in 6 tests (10%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.93	3.27
Recency	28 June 2016	30 May 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1536 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	75 Watt

GeForce 940MX has a 20.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 226.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 940MX is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.