GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GA102 vs 940MX

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking698not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.74no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGM107GA102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date28 June 2016 (8 years ago)21 October 2022 (2 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 cores5126144
Core clock speed795 MHz1575 MHz
Boost clock speed861 MHz1770 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt290 Watt
Texture fill rate27.55339.8
Floating-point processing power0.8817 TFLOPS21.75 TFLOPS
ROPs896
TMUs32192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-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 typeDDR3, GDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/s608.3 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

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


Recency 28 June 2016 21 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 290 Watt

GeForce 940MX has 1160.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GA102, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce 940MX and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GA102. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce 940MX is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GA102 is a desktop one.


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