GeForce 940MX vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

Place in the ranking	454	702
Place by popularity	not in top-100	89
Power efficiency	no data	11.79
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	GM107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)	28 June 2016 (8 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	96	512
Core clock speed	no data	795 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	861 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	23 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	27.55
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.8817 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	32

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	no data	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	DDR4	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	4 GB
Memory bus width	no data	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	40.1 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 data

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost	no data	2.0
Optimus	-	+
GameWorks	-	+
Quick Sync	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX 12_1	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.5
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.1.126
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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 9.95
+153%

GeForce 940MX 3.94

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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000
+151%

GeForce 940MX 1996

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

40−45
+135%

−135%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +191%	10−12 −191%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +156%	16−18 −156%
Fortnite	55−60 +176%	21−24 −176%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +135%	16−18 −135%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +157%	30−33 −157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
Valorant	35−40 +517%	6−7 −517%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +191%	11 −191%
Dota 2	35−40 +44%	25 −44%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +57.7%	26 −57.7%
Fortnite	55−60 +263%	16 −263%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +135%	16−18 −135%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 +169%	13 −169%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +238%	8−9 −238%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +157%	30 −157%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +100%	12−14 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +150%	12 −150%
Valorant	35−40 +517%	6−7 −517%
World of Tanks	140−150 +148%	58 −148%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +191%	10−12 −191%
Dota 2	35−40 −27.8%	46 +27.8%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +105%	20−22 −105%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +135%	16−18 −135%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +670%	10 −670%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +200%	10−11 −200%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60
+176%

21−24

−176%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Valorant	24−27 +178%	9−10 −178%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +144%	9−10 −144%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +450%	4−5 −450%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

24−27

+178%

9−10
−178%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Valorant	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Dota 2	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +190%	10−11 −190%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

10−11

+233%

3−4
−233%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Elden Ring	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Metro Exodus	11 +0%	11 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Elden Ring	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Elden Ring	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
World of Tanks	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Fortnite	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

This is how Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and GeForce 940MX compete in popular games:

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 135% faster in 1080p

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 670% faster.
in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce 940MX is 28% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 32 tests (53%)
GeForce 940MX is ahead in 1 test (2%)
there's a draw in 27 tests (45%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.95	3.94
Recency	15 August 2020	28 June 2016
Chip lithography	10 nm	28 nm

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 has a 152.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940MX in performance tests.

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