HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs GeForce 940MX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 940MX and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 940MX
2016
4 GB DDR3, GDDR5, 23 Watt
3.94
+1059%

940MX outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 1059% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6981296
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.74no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011)
GPU code nameGM107Sandy Bridge
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date28 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 May 2011 (13 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 cores5126
Core clock speed795 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed861 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Wattno data
Texture fill rate27.55no data
Floating-point processing power0.8817 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs32no data

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 x8no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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, GDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/sno data
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 data

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)10.1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

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
+1059%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 0.34

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 940MX 8549
+776%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 976

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 940MX 11513
+720%
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) 1405

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 HD17
+143%
7
−143%
4K100−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+267%
3−4
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 11 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 71
+1083%
6−7
−1083%
Hitman 3 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Metro Exodus 7−8 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+375%
4−5
−375%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+50%
27−30
−50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 10 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 11 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 41
+1267%
3−4
−1267%
Hitman 3 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Metro Exodus 7−8 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
+233%
9−10
−233%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+50%
27−30
−50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 8 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Hitman 3 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+50%
27−30
−50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how GeForce 940MX and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) compete in popular games:

  • GeForce 940MX is 143% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce 940MX is 375% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is 29% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce 940MX is ahead in 28 tests (97%)
  • HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.94 0.34
Recency 28 June 2016 1 May 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm

GeForce 940MX has a 1058.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce 940MX is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.


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