GeForce 940MX vs Qualcomm Adreno 690

Place in the ranking	806	703
Place by popularity	not in top-100	89
Power efficiency	26.90	11.81
Architecture	no data	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	no data	GM107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	6 December 2018 (6 years ago)	28 June 2016 (8 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	no data	512
Core clock speed	no data	795 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	861 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	23 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	27.55
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.8817 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	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	no data	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	no data	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	4 GB
Memory bus width	no data	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	40.1 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 data

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost	no data	2.0
Optimus	-	+
GameWorks	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.5
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.1.126
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.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 2.73

GeForce 940MX 3.94
+44.3%

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 1049

GeForce 940MX 1516
+44.5%

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 2912
+13.9%

GeForce 940MX 2556

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.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 2933
+46.9%

GeForce 940MX 1996

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Qualcomm Adreno 690 16708
+45.1%

GeForce 940MX 11513

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Qualcomm Adreno 690 811
+29.6%

GeForce 940MX 626

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

23
+35.3%

−35.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −30.8%	16−18 +30.8%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −120%	11 +120%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
Valorant	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −57.1%	11 +57.1%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Dota 2	14 −78.6%	25 +78.6%
Far Cry 5	16 −62.5%	26 +62.5%
Fortnite	14−16 −6.7%	16 +6.7%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −30.8%	16−18 +30.8%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
Grand Theft Auto V	7−8 −85.7%	13 +85.7%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −20%	30 +20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −30%	12−14 +30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −20%	12 +20%
Valorant	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
World of Tanks	45−50 −18.4%	58 +18.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Dota 2	35 −31.4%	46 +31.4%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −25%	20−22 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −30.8%	16−18 +30.8%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −200%	6−7 +200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 +150%	10 −150%
Valorant	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −47.4%	27−30 +47.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
World of Tanks	18−20 −55.6%	27−30 +55.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −16.7%	7−8 +16.7%
Valorant	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%
Fortnite	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	2−3
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Valorant	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus

0−1

This is how Qualcomm Adreno 690 and GeForce 940MX compete in popular games:

Qualcomm Adreno 690 is 35% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Qualcomm Adreno 690 is 150% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce 940MX is 400% faster.

All in all, in popular games: