GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs 940M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 940M and GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 940M
2015
2 GB DDR3, 75 Watt
2.92

RTX 2050 Mobile outperforms 940M by a whopping 540% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking785296
Place by popularitynot in top-10020
Power efficiency6.0628.45
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM108GA107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)17 December 2021 (3 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 cores3842048
Core clock speed1072 MHz1185 MHz
Boost clock speed1176 MHz1477 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate28.2294.53
Floating-point processing power0.9032 TFLOPS6.05 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2464
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x8

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 typeDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s112.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-
VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.6

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 940M 2.92
RTX 2050 Mobile 18.68
+540%

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.

GeForce 940M 2406
RTX 2050 Mobile 12495
+419%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GeForce 940M 7531
RTX 2050 Mobile 46821
+522%

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.

GeForce 940M 1622
RTX 2050 Mobile 8965
+453%

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.

GeForce 940M 8819
RTX 2050 Mobile 58257
+561%

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
−133%
42
+133%
1440p96
+182%
34
−182%
4K29
+16%
25
−16%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−717%
49
+717%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−4100%
42
+4100%
Battlefield 5 15
−307%
60−65
+307%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−280%
35−40
+280%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−600%
42
+600%
Far Cry 5 12
−267%
40−45
+267%
Far Cry New Dawn 15
−233%
50−55
+233%
Forza Horizon 4 41
−185%
110−120
+185%
Hitman 3 8−9
−450%
44
+450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−314%
90−95
+314%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−2033%
60−65
+2033%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−257%
50−55
+257%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
−190%
60−65
+190%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−126%
85−90
+126%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2000%
21
+2000%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−1120%
60−65
+1120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−443%
35−40
+443%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−400%
30
+400%
Far Cry 5 10
−340%
40−45
+340%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Forza Horizon 4 34
−244%
110−120
+244%
Hitman 3 8−9
−438%
43
+438%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−314%
90−95
+314%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−2033%
60−65
+2033%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−614%
50−55
+614%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−417%
62
+417%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−75%
40−45
+75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−126%
85−90
+126%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−600%
7
+600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−443%
35−40
+443%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−317%
25
+317%
Far Cry 5 8
−450%
40−45
+450%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−680%
110−120
+680%
Hitman 3 8−9
−388%
39
+388%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−314%
90−95
+314%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−358%
55
+358%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−450%
33
+450%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+117%
18
−117%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−400%
50−55
+400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−620%
35−40
+620%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−600%
27−30
+600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−850%
18−20
+850%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−633%
21−24
+633%
Hitman 3 8−9
−175%
21−24
+175%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−443%
35−40
+443%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−553%
110−120
+553%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−417%
30−35
+417%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 24−27
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 47
+0%
47
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Metro Exodus 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

This is how GeForce 940M and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 133% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce 940M is 182% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce 940M is 16% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce 940M is 117% faster.
  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 4100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce 940M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 60 tests (85%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.92 18.68
Recency 13 March 2015 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 45 Watt

RTX 2050 Mobile has a 539.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940M in performance tests.


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