Quadro RTX 6000 vs GeForce 940MX

Place in the ranking	702	67
Place by popularity	89	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.51
Power efficiency	11.79	12.88
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GM107	TU102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	28 June 2016 (8 years ago)	13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$6,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	4608
Core clock speed	795 MHz	1440 MHz
Boost clock speed	861 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	260 Watt
Texture fill rate	27.55	509.8
Floating-point processing power	0.8817 TFLOPS	16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	96
TMUs	32	288
Tensor Cores	no data	576
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	72

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 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	672.0 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

4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

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_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	7.5

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 6000 48.66
+1135%

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 6000 18707
+1134%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GeForce 940MX 6331

RTX 6000 148542
+2246%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GeForce 940MX 4995

RTX 6000 126987
+2442%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

GeForce 940MX 6290

RTX 6000 159550
+2437%

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

−1076%

200−210
+1076%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

31.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1082%	130−140 +1082%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
Elden Ring	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −1082%	130−140 +1082%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1082%	130−140 +1082%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1076%	200−210 +1076%
Metro Exodus	11 −1082%	130−140 +1082%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −1131%	160−170 +1131%
Valorant	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	11 −1082%	130−140 +1082%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1082%	130−140 +1082%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
Dota 2	25 −1100%	300−310 +1100%
Elden Ring	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Far Cry 5	26 −1054%	300−310 +1054%
Fortnite	16 −1088%	190−200 +1088%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1076%	200−210 +1076%
Grand Theft Auto V	13 −1131%	160−170 +1131%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30 −1067%	350−400 +1067%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −1131%	160−170 +1131%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Valorant	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
World of Tanks	58 −1107%	700−750 +1107%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −1082%	130−140 +1082%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −1082%	130−140 +1082%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
Dota 2	46 −1096%	550−600 +1096%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −1100%	240−250 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1076%	200−210 +1076%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
Valorant	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Elden Ring	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −971%	300−310 +971%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
World of Tanks	27−30 −971%	300−310 +971%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1100%	60−65 +1100%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1100%	60−65 +1100%
Valorant	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%
Elden Ring	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −1082%	130−140 +1082%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Dota 2	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%
Fortnite	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Valorant	4−5 −1025%	45−50 +1025%

This is how GeForce 940MX and RTX 6000 compete in popular games:

RTX 6000 is 1076% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.94	48.66
Recency	28 June 2016	13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	260 Watt

GeForce 940MX has 1030.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 6000, on the other hand, has a 1135% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940MX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 940MX is a notebook card while Quadro RTX 6000 is a workstation one.

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