GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition vs 940MX

Place in performance ranking	658	921
Place by popularity	73	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.22	0.04
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	N16S-GTR-B/S	GK107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	10 March 2016 (8 years ago)	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price	$950	$149

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce 940MX has 450% better value for money than GTX 660M Mac Edition.

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	384
Core clock speed	1122 MHz	950 MHz
Boost clock speed	1242 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	23.83	30.40
Floating-point performance	762.6 gflops	729.6 gflops

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce 940MX and GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition 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	MXM-B (3.0)
Width	no data	MXM Module
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	80 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 GPU 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	1.2
Vulkan	1.1	1.1.126
CUDA	+	3.0

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 +157%	7−8 −157%
4K	10 +233%	3−4 −233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8
+250%

2−3

−250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	16 +167%	6−7 −167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	12 +200%	4−5 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
Forza Horizon 4	18 +157%	7−8 −157%
Hitman 3	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +167%	3−4 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	13 +160%	5−6 −160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +180%	5−6 −180%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	12 +200%	4−5 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	14 +180%	5−6 −180%
Hitman 3	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +200%	4−5 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5 +400%	1−2 −400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Battlefield 5	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	11 +175%	4−5 −175%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	12 +200%	4−5 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Hitman 3	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2	0−1