GeForce RTX 2080 vs 940M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 940M with GeForce RTX 2080, including specs and performance data.

GeForce 940M
2015
2 GB DDR3, 75 Watt
2.92

RTX 2080 outperforms 940M by a whopping 1568% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking77964
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data27.82
Power efficiency6.3816.35
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGM108TU104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores3842944
Core clock speed1072 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speed1176 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate28.22314.6
Floating-point processing power0.9032 TFLOPS10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs864
TMUs24184
Tensor Coresno data368
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s448.0 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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 2080 48.71
+1568%

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 940M 1125
RTX 2080 18794
+1571%

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 2080 66631
+785%

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 2080 40278
+1574%

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 2080 17810
+998%

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 2080 143576
+1528%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GeForce 940M 5929
RTX 2080 103734
+1650%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce 940M 123311
RTX 2080 436117
+254%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GeForce 940M 4908
RTX 2080 104745
+2034%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GeForce 940M 5882
RTX 2080 119410
+1930%

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
−689%
142
+689%
1440p5−6
−1860%
98
+1860%
4K13
−469%
74
+469%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−1067%
105
+1067%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−9700%
98
+9700%
Battlefield 5 15
−1193%
194
+1193%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−1220%
132
+1220%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
Far Cry 5 12
−958%
127
+958%
Far Cry New Dawn 15
−1000%
165
+1000%
Forza Horizon 4 41
−539%
262
+539%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1588%
135
+1588%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−1095%
263
+1095%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−4700%
144
+4700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−679%
109
+679%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
−924%
215
+924%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−549%
253
+549%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−1600%
153
+1600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−8200%
83
+8200%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−3540%
182
+3540%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1571%
117
+1571%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
Far Cry 5 10
−920%
102
+920%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−1475%
126
+1475%
Forza Horizon 4 34
−615%
243
+615%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1538%
131
+1538%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−1055%
254
+1055%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−4700%
144
+4700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1571%
117
+1571%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−1458%
180−190
+1458%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
−321%
100−110
+321%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−523%
243
+523%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−656%
68
+656%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−7200%
73
+7200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−1186%
90
+1186%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
Far Cry 5 8
−913%
81
+913%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−780%
132
+780%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1338%
115
+1338%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−668%
169
+668%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−1458%
180−190
+1458%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−1667%
106
+1667%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−103%
79
+103%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−890%
99
+890%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−2360%
123
+2360%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−2100%
88
+2100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−2800%
58
+2800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3350%
69
+3350%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4200%
40−45
+4200%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2233%
70
+2233%
Hitman 3 8−9
−900%
80
+900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−1743%
129
+1743%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−3750%
75−80
+3750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
−1306%
239
+1306%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−1483%
95
+1483%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−6500%
66
+6500%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−2400%
50
+2400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1950%
41
+1950%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−3700%
38
+3700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−3700%
38
+3700%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3800%
39
+3800%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 81
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−3400%
35
+3400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1375%
59
+1375%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 212
+0%
212
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 48
+0%
48
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 117
+0%
117
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

This is how GeForce 940M and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 689% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 1860% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 is 469% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2080 is 9700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is ahead in 61 test (86%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.92 48.71
Recency 13 March 2015 20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 215 Watt

GeForce 940M has 186.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2080, on the other hand, has a 1568.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 940M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2080 is a desktop one.


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