Jetson Orin NX 16 GB vs GeForce 940M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking785not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.06no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM108GA10B
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

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 cores3841024
Core clock speed1072 MHz918 MHz
Boost clock speed1176 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate28.2229.38
Floating-point processing power0.9032 TFLOPS1.88 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2432
Tensor 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 sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x4

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 typeDDR3LPDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s102.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

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+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA+8.6

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 25 Watt

Jetson Orin NX 16 GB has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 940M and Jetson Orin NX 16 GB. We've got no test results to judge.


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