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NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book

NVIDIA Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5)

The Nvidia Maxwell GPU is a dedicated graphics card in the Microsoft Surface Book laptop. It is based on the Maxwell GM108 chip as the Geforce 940M with 384 shaders. Instead of the DDR3 graphics memory, the Surface Book graphics card features faster GDDR5 memory (both 64 Bit though). 

Thanks to the faster graphics memory, the Surface Book Geforce is performing better than the average GeForce 940M. However, the 945M and GTX 950M are still noticeably faster. Demanding games therefore only run in low settings fluently.

More details can be found in our extensive review of the 2015 Microsoft Surface Book with the dedicated Maxwell GPU.

GeForce 900M Series

GeForce 945M compare 512 @ 0.93 - 1.05 GHz128 Bit @ 2000 MHz
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5) 384 @ 0.95 - 0.99 GHz64 Bit @ 5012 MHz
GeForce 940MX compare 384 @ 1.12 - 1.24 GHz64 Bit @ 4000 MHz
GeForce 940M compare 384 @ 1.07 - 1.18 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
GeForce 930MX compare 384 @ 0.95 - 1.02 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
GeForce 930M compare 384 @ 0.93 - 0.94 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 920MX compare 256 @ 0.97 - 0.99 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 920M compare 384 @ 0.95 GHz64 Bit @ 1800 MHz
GeForce 910M compare 384 @ 0.64 GHz64 Bit @ 2000 MHz
CodenameSurface Book
ArchitectureMaxwell
Pipelines384 - unified
Core Speed954 - 993 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed5012 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Shared Memoryno
APIDirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5
technology28 nm
FeaturesGPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, GeForce Experience
Date of Announcement01.10.2015

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
0.9 pt (3%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

low 1024x768
42  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
35.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
19.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
13.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
23  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
14  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
F1 2014

F1 2014

2014
low 1024x768
117  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
94  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
76  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
49  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
45.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
28.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
22.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
59.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
44.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
30.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1280x720
94.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
64.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
56.5  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
20.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
258  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
141.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
74.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
37.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
low 1024x768
161.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
82.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
55.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
25.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1024x768
112.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
85.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
42.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
10.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Metal Gear Solid V4235.919.713.3
Batman: Arkham Knight2314
F1 2014117947649
Thief45.628.222.39.4
Metro: Last Light59.644.730.715.7
BioShock Infinite94.264.856.520.8
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm258141.274.237.5
Tomb Raider161.582.855.225.8
Sleeping Dogs112.485.642.810.9
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