GeForce RTX 4050 vs 940MX

Place in the ranking	702	125
Place by popularity	89	41
Power efficiency	11.79	25.84
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GM107	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	28 June 2016 (8 years ago)	2023 (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 cores	512	2560
Core clock speed	795 MHz	2505 MHz
Boost clock speed	861 MHz	2640 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	27.55	211.2
Floating-point processing power	0.8817 TFLOPS	13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	32	80
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

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 size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	216.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x 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 Boost	2.0	no data
Optimus	+	-
GameWorks	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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 940MX 3.94

RTX 4050 37.53
+853%

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 940MX 1516

RTX 4050 14426
+852%

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 HD

−841%

160−170
+841%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −809%	100−105 +809%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −838%	75−80 +838%
Elden Ring	9−10 −844%	85−90 +844%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −809%	100−105 +809%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −809%	100−105 +809%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −838%	75−80 +838%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −841%	160−170 +841%
Metro Exodus	11 −809%	100−105 +809%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −823%	120−130 +823%
Valorant	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	11 −809%	100−105 +809%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −809%	100−105 +809%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −838%	75−80 +838%
Dota 2	25 −820%	230−240 +820%
Elden Ring	9−10 −844%	85−90 +844%
Far Cry 5	26 −823%	240−250 +823%
Fortnite	16 −838%	150−160 +838%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −841%	160−170 +841%
Grand Theft Auto V	13 −823%	120−130 +823%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −838%	75−80 +838%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30 −833%	280−290 +833%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −823%	120−130 +823%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −817%	110−120 +817%
Valorant	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%
World of Tanks	58 −848%	550−600 +848%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −809%	100−105 +809%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −809%	100−105 +809%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −838%	75−80 +838%
Dota 2	46 −770%	400−450 +770%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −850%	190−200 +850%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −841%	160−170 +841%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10 −850%	95−100 +850%
Valorant	6−7 −817%	55−60 +817%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Elden Ring	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −829%	260−270 +829%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
World of Tanks	27−30 −829%	260−270 +829%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −844%	85−90 +844%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −844%	85−90 +844%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
Valorant	12−14 −817%	110−120 +817%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −838%	150−160 +838%
Elden Ring	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −838%	150−160 +838%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −809%	100−105 +809%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −838%	150−160 +838%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
Dota 2	16−18 −838%	150−160 +838%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%
Fortnite	3−4 −800%	27−30 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −800%	18−20 +800%
Valorant	4−5 −775%	35−40 +775%

This is how GeForce 940MX and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 is 841% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.94	37.53
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	100 Watt

GeForce 940MX has 334.8% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 852.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940MX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 940MX is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.