GeForce GTX 850A vs 940A

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 940A and GeForce GTX 850A, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 940A
2015
1 GB DDR3, 33 Watt
2.87
+5.5%

940A outperforms GTX 850A by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking781798
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.214.32
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGM108GM107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)17 March 2014 (10 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 cores384640
Core clock speed1029 MHz902 MHz
Boost clock speed1124 MHz936 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)33 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate17.9837.44
Floating-point processing power0.8632 TFLOPS1.198 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs1640

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16

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 typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1001 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth16.02 GB/s28.8 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA5.05.0

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.

GeForce 940A 2.87
+5.5%
GTX 850A 2.72

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.

GeForce 940A 1106
+5.4%
GTX 850A 1049

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.87 2.72
Recency 13 March 2015 17 March 2014
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 45 Watt

GeForce 940A has a 5.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and 36.4% lower power consumption.

GTX 850A, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce 940A and GeForce GTX 850A.


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