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NVIDIA GeForce 940M

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M is a graphics card released on March 13, 2015, built on the Maxwell architecture. It has 2 GB of DDR3 memory on a 64-bit bus, 16.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth and a 33 W board power rating. It scores 1,133 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 1.2.

MaxwellGM107

8/10 key specs recorded · 44 facts

Depth: 35 recorded fields, 9 features, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark NVIDIA Developer: Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

n/a

Memory

2 GB

DDR3 · 64-bit

Boost clock

n/a

Board power

33 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M scores 1,133 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 57% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,318), measured across 3,137 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 153.

PassMark G3D Mark

1,133

Rank #1,318
Faster than 57% of 2,658 GPUs
3,137 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 19 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 35.8% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 4 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 32.1% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 6 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 18.3% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 7 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 24.3% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 718 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 37.4% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce 940M averages DirectX 9 19 fps, DirectX 10 4 fps, DirectX 11 6 fps, DirectX 12 7 fps and GPU Compute 718 ops/s, across 3,137 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Mobile

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 2 GB

Core clock 1072 MHz

Memory clock 2000 MHz

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 33 W

First benchmarked 2015-03-10

Samples 3,137

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce 940M states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 2 GB of memory, a core clock of 1072 MHz, DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2015-03-10. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce 940M specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce 940MX, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture Maxwell

Codename GM107

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M is based on the Maxwell architecture and uses the GM107 graphics processor.

Memory

Size 2 GB

Type DDR3

Bus width 64-bit

Bandwidth 16.0 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M is equipped with 2 GB of DDR3 memory, uses a 64-bit memory bus and delivers 16.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M has a board power rating of 33 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 33 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched March 13, 2015

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M was released on March 13, 2015.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 1,133

PassMark G2D 153

Rank #1,318

Samples 3,137

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M supports DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 and OpenCL 1.2.

DirectX 12 (FL 11_0)

OpenGL 4.6

Vulkan 1.3

OpenCL 1.2

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce 940M.

Media engine

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC) and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC). It does not support hardware encode for HEVC (H.265) and AV1 and decode for HEVC (H.265), AV1 and VP9.

NVIDIA NVENC encoder 4th Generation Encoder engines: 1NVIDIA's dedicated video-encoding engine, used by streaming and capture software; newer generations encode more efficiently.

NVIDIA NVDEC decoder 1st Generation Decoder engines: 1NVIDIA's dedicated video-decoding engine; newer generations support more codecs and formats.

Hardware video codec support of the NVIDIA GeForce 940M
Codec	Encode	Decode
H.264 (AVC)	Supported4:4:4: Yes	Supported
HEVC (H.265)	Not supported	Not supported
AV1	Not supported	Not supported
VP9	Not stated by the vendor	Not supported

supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor

Media engines recorded for the NVIDIA GeForce 940M: NVIDIA NVENC encoder (4th Generation, encoder engines: 1) and NVIDIA NVDEC decoder (1st Generation, decoder engines: 1).

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce 940M (Mobile).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce 940M (Mobile)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce 940M have?

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M has 2 GB of DDR3 memory on a 64-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 16.0 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce 940M use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M has a board power rating of 33 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce 940M?

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M scores 1,133 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 57% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,318. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 7 fps.

Does the NVIDIA GeForce 940M support AV1 encoding?

No. Feex records AV1 hardware encoding as explicitly not supported on the NVIDIA GeForce 940M.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce 940M use?

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce 940M released?

The NVIDIA GeForce 940M was released on March 13, 2015.

Corrections to this record

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Architecture: Maxwell (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GM108 -> Maxwell. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724).

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