GTX 295 vs 940A

General info

Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.

Place in performance rating	629	637
Value for money	0.52	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	GT200B	GM108
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	8 January 2009 (13 years ago)	13 March 2015 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$500	no data
Price now	$200 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

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 cores	240	no data
CUDA cores	480	no data
CUDA cores per GPU	240	no data
Core clock speed	576 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	289 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion/sec	17.98
Floating-point performance	2x 596.2 gflops	863.2 gflops

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Information on 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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	no data

Memory

Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1792 MB	no data
Standard memory config per GPU	896 MB	no data
Memory bus width	896 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	999 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	223.8 GB/s	no data
Memory interface width per GPU	448 Bit	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 Connectors	Two Dual Link DVIHDMI	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)

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API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	no data
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	+	5.0

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

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Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance rating	3.99	3.90
Novelty	8 January 2009	13 March 2015
Chip lithography	55 nm	28 nm

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