RTX A4000 Mobile vs GeForce 940MX

Place in the ranking	702	113
Place by popularity	89	not in top-100
Power efficiency	11.79	23.65
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GM107	GA104
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	28 June 2016 (8 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 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	5120
Core clock speed	795 MHz	1140 MHz
Boost clock speed	861 MHz	1680 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	115 Watt
Texture fill rate	27.55	268.8
Floating-point processing power	0.8817 TFLOPS	17.2 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	80
TMUs	32	160
Tensor Cores	no data	160
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no 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 type	DDR3, GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	384.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

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	+	8.6

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 A4000 Mobile 39.48
+902%

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 A4000 Mobile 15177
+901%

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

−900%

170−180
+900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −655%	80−85 +655%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Elden Ring	9−10 −1444%	130−140 +1444%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −655%	80−85 +655%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1029%	190−200 +1029%
Metro Exodus	11 −755%	90−95 +755%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −492%	75−80 +492%
Valorant	6−7 −2533%	150−160 +2533%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	11 −855%	100−110 +855%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −655%	80−85 +655%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Dota 2	25 −392%	120−130 +392%
Elden Ring	9−10 −1444%	130−140 +1444%
Far Cry 5	26 −273%	95−100 +273%
Fortnite	16 −975%	170−180 +975%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1029%	190−200 +1029%
Grand Theft Auto V	13 −846%	120−130 +846%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −1075%	90−95 +1075%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30 −570%	200−210 +570%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −492%	75−80 +492%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Valorant	6−7 −2533%	150−160 +2533%
World of Tanks	58 −381%	270−280 +381%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −655%	80−85 +655%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Dota 2	46 −167%	120−130 +167%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −385%	95−100 +385%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1029%	190−200 +1029%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10 −1910%	200−210 +1910%
Valorant	6−7 −2533%	150−160 +2533%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 −3550%	70−75 +3550%
Elden Ring	4−5 −1925%	80−85 +1925%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −2333%	70−75 +2333%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −525%	170−180 +525%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −1200%	35−40 +1200%
World of Tanks	27−30 −793%	250−260 +793%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1360%	70−75 +1360%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −344%	40−45 +344%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1322%	120−130 +1322%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −2750%	110−120 +2750%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −8400%	85−90 +8400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −1280%	65−70 +1280%
Valorant	12−14 −933%	120−130 +933%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −388%	75−80 +388%
Elden Ring	2−3 −1800%	35−40 +1800%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −388%	75−80 +388%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 −1064%	120−130 +1064%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1200%	24−27 +1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −388%	75−80 +388%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1433%	45−50 +1433%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1600%	16−18 +1600%
Dota 2	16−18 −388%	75−80 +388%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −1375%	55−60 +1375%
Fortnite	3−4 −1767%	55−60 +1767%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −3150%	65−70 +3150%
Valorant	4−5 −1550%	65−70 +1550%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

This is how GeForce 940MX and RTX A4000 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX A4000 Mobile is 900% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A4000 Mobile is 8400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX A4000 Mobile is ahead in 60 tests (95%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.94	39.48
Recency	28 June 2016	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	115 Watt

GeForce 940MX has 400% lower power consumption.

RTX A4000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 902% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A4000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940MX in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 940MX is a notebook graphics card while RTX A4000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

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