GeForce 940M vs UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)

Place in the ranking	646	785
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	6.07
Architecture	Gen. 12 (2021−2023)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	GM108
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 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 cores	32	384
Core clock speed	350 MHz	1072 MHz
Boost clock speed	1450 MHz	1176 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	28.22
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.9032 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	24

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

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	no data	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	2 GB
Memory bus width	no data	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	14.4 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 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	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.

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 4.72
+61.6%

GeForce 940M 2.92

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.

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 3168
+31.7%

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.

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 13644
+81.2%

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.

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 2495
+53.8%

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.

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 15716
+78.2%

GeForce 940M 8819

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 112966

GeForce 940M 123311
+9.2%

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	18 +0%	18 +0%
1440p	25 −284%	96 +284%
4K	12 −142%	29 +142%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10
+66.7%

6−7

−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	11 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Battlefield 5	12−14 −25%	15 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 −20%	12 +20%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −15.4%	15 +15.4%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −41.4%	41 +41.4%
Hitman 3	10 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +40.9%	21−24 −40.9%
Metro Exodus	22 +633%	3−4 −633%
Red Dead Redemption 2	15 +7.1%	14 −7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −23.5%	21 +23.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	47 +20.5%	35−40 −20.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9 +800%	1−2 −800%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −17.2%	34 +17.2%
Hitman 3	9 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +40.9%	21−24 −40.9%
Metro Exodus	16 +433%	3−4 −433%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −41.2%	24 +41.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	43 +10.3%	35−40 −10.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +25%	8 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +93.3%	14−16 −93.3%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10 −120%	21−24 +120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +33.3%	12−14 −33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 +33.3%	6 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +15.4%	35−40 −15.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14
+20%

−20%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +76.5%	16−18 −76.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+50%

6−7

−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
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	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+25%

4−5

−25%

This is how UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) and GeForce 940M compete in popular games:

A tie in 1080p
GeForce 940M is 284% faster in 1440p
GeForce 940M is 142% 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 UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is 1000% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce 940M is 120% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is ahead in 50 tests (82%)
GeForce 940M is ahead in 8 tests (13%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.72	2.92
Recency	11 May 2021	13 March 2015
Chip lithography	10 nm	28 nm

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) has a 61.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 940M in performance tests.

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