GeForce 940M vs GTX 765M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 765M and GeForce 940M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 765M
2013
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
5.18
+77.4%

GTX 765M outperforms 940M by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking619785
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.736.06
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGK106GM108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2013 (11 years ago)13 March 2015 (9 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 cores768384
Core clock speed850 MHz1072 MHz
Boost clock speed863 MHz1176 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate55.2328.22
Floating-point processing power1.326 TFLOPS0.9032 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs6424

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x8
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth64.0 GB/s14.4 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 outputsNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu-Ray 3D Support+-
GPU Boostno data2.0
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus++
GameWorks-+
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
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.

GTX 765M 5.18
+77.4%
GeForce 940M 2.92

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.

GTX 765M 1997
+77.5%
GeForce 940M 1125

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 765M 4019
+67.1%
GeForce 940M 2406

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.

GTX 765M 14870
+97.5%
GeForce 940M 7531

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 765M 2479
+52.8%
GeForce 940M 1622

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.

GTX 765M 17616
+99.8%
GeForce 940M 8819

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.

GTX 765M 7240
+22.2%
GeForce 940M 5926

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

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 Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 765M 6714
+36.8%
GeForce 940M 4908

GeekBench 5 CUDA

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 CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 765M 5514
GeForce 940M 5882
+6.7%

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 765M 19
+72.7%
GeForce 940M 11

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:

900p51
+88.9%
27−30
−88.9%
Full HD39
+117%
18
−117%
1440p170−180
+77.1%
96
−77.1%
4K50−55
+72.4%
29
−72.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Battlefield 5 12−14
−15.4%
15
+15.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+10%
10
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−9.1%
12
+9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−7.1%
15
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−24.2%
41
+24.2%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+50%
21−24
−50%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
−16.7%
21
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+20.5%
35−40
−20.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+10%
10
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−3%
34
+3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+50%
21−24
−50%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−33.3%
24
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+20.5%
35−40
−20.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+37.5%
8
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+120%
14−16
−120%
Hitman 3 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+50%
21−24
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+200%
6
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+20.5%
35−40
−20.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+40%
10
−40%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

This is how GTX 765M and GeForce 940M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 765M is 89% faster in 900p
  • GTX 765M is 117% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 765M is 77% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 765M is 72% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 765M is 400% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce 940M is 33% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 765M is ahead in 52 tests (85%)
  • GeForce 940M is ahead in 7 tests (11%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.18 2.92
Recency 30 May 2013 13 March 2015

GTX 765M has a 77.4% higher aggregate performance score.

GeForce 940M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The GeForce GTX 765M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940M in performance tests.


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