GeForce 940M vs GeForce GTX 1050

Intro

Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 1050, which features core speeds of 1354 MHz on the GPU, and 1750 MHz on the 2048 MB of GDDR5 memory. It features 640 SPUs as well as 40 TAUs and 32 ROPs.

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Benchmarks

These are real-world performance benchmarks that were submitted by Hardware Compare users. The scores seen here are the average of all benchmarks submitted for each respective test and hardware.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics Score

GeForce GTX 1050		6657 points
GeForce 940M		1740 points
	Difference: 4917 (283%)

Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1050 should theoretically be quite a bit faster than the GeForce 940M overall. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
GeForce 940M		16000 MB/sec
	Difference: 98688 (617%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 will be a lot (about 111%) faster with regards to AF than the GeForce 940M. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce 940M		25728 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 28432 (111%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 should be a lot (approximately 405%) more effective at anti-aliasing than the GeForce 940M, and should be able to handle higher screen resolutions better. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
GeForce 940M		8576 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 34752 (405%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface in one second. It's calculated by multiplying the interface width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR type RAM, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the card's memory bandwidth, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, HDR and higher screen resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total texture units by the core speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the video card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in one second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - also sometimes called Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel output rate also depends on lots of other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.