Tesla M1060 vs GeForce 940M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking779not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.13no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGM108GT200B
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date13 March 2015 (9 years ago)1 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,699

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 cores384240
Core clock speed1072 MHz610 MHz
Boost clock speed1176 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt188 Watt
Texture fill rate28.2248.80
Floating-point processing power0.9032 TFLOPS0.6221 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2480

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 2.0 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 typeDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s102.4 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 outputsNo outputs

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)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+1.3

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 March 2015 1 June 2008
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 188 Watt

GeForce 940M has an age advantage of 6 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 150.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 940M and Tesla M1060. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 940M is a notebook card while Tesla M1060 is a workstation one.


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