NVIDIA GeForce 940MX vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GM107 | GT200 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N16S-GT1R | G200-100-A2 |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 1,400 million |
| Die size | 148 mm² | 576 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Jun 28th, 2016 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 900M | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 800M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 10 Mobile | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 795 MHz | — |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 861 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 1253 MHz 5 Gbps effective | 999 MHz 1998 Mbps effective |
| GPU clock | — | 576 MHz |
| Shader clock | — | 1242 MHz |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 896 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory bus width | 64 bit | 448 bit |
| Bandwidth | 40.10 GB/s | 111.9 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 512 | 192 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 32 | 64 |
| ROPs | 8 | 28 |
| SMM count | 4 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SMM) | — |
| Cache L2 | 1024 KB | 224 KB |
| SM count | — | 24 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 6.888 GPixel/s | 16.13 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 27.55 GTexel/s | 36.86 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 881.7 GFLOPS | 476.9 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 27.55 GFLOPS (1:32) | 59.62 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 23 W | 182 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
| Length | — | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 450 W |
| Board number | — | P651 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1 | — |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Jun 16th, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 200 |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 449 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Reviews | — | 137 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 9 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 400 |
