Quadro RTX 6000 vs GeForce 940MX

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Aggregated performance score

GeForce 940MX
2016
4096 Mb DDR3, GDDR5
3.91

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms GeForce 940MX by 1146% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking65857
Place by popularity76not in top-100
Value for money0.2210.10
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameN16S-GTR-B/STU102
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date10 March 2016 (8 years ago)13 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$6,299
Current price$950 $3083 (0.5x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 6000 has 4491% better value for money than GeForce 940MX.

Technical specs

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 cores3844608
Core clock speed1122 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speed1242 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate23.83509.8
Floating-point performance762.6 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce 940MX and Quadro RTX 6000 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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeDDR3, GDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB24 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s672.0 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Video outputs and ports

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 outputs4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

Technologies

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

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

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.11.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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 3.91
RTX 6000 48.73
+1146%

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms GeForce 940MX by 1146% based on our aggregated 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 1513
RTX 6000 18872
+1147%

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms GeForce 940MX by 1147% 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 6188
RTX 6000 138352
+2136%

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms GeForce 940MX by 2136% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GeForce 940MX 5097
RTX 6000 115001
+2156%

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms GeForce 940MX by 2156% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GeForce 940MX 6290
RTX 6000 159550
+2437%

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms GeForce 940MX by 2437% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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
−1122%
220−230
+1122%
4K10
−1100%
120−130
+1100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
−1082%
130−140
+1082%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Battlefield 5 16
−1088%
190−200
+1088%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−1114%
170−180
+1114%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Far Cry 5 12
−1067%
140−150
+1067%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
−1082%
130−140
+1082%
Forza Horizon 4 18
−1122%
220−230
+1122%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1088%
95−100
+1088%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1088%
95−100
+1088%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
−1088%
95−100
+1088%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Battlefield 5 13
−1131%
160−170
+1131%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−1114%
170−180
+1114%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Far Cry 5 12
−1067%
140−150
+1067%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Forza Horizon 4 14
−1114%
170−180
+1114%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1088%
95−100
+1088%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1088%
95−100
+1088%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
−1067%
140−150
+1067%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5
−1100%
60−65
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Battlefield 5 11
−1082%
130−140
+1082%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Far Cry 5 11
−1082%
130−140
+1082%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Forza Horizon 4 12
−1067%
140−150
+1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−1100%
120−130
+1100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1067%
35−40
+1067%
Hitman 3 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1088%
95−100
+1088%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1025%
45−50
+1025%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−1114%
85−90
+1114%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%

This is how GeForce 940MX and RTX 6000 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 6000 is 1122% faster than GeForce 940MX in 1080p
  • RTX 6000 is 1100% faster than GeForce 940MX in 4K

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.91 48.73
Recency 10 March 2016 13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 260 Watt

The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940MX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 940MX is a notebook card while Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation one.


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

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