Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) vs GeForce GTX 295

Place in the ranking	753	712
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.14	no data
Power efficiency	0.76	no data
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code name	GT200B	Surface Book
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	8 January 2009 (15 years ago)	1 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$500	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	480	384
CUDA cores per GPU	240	no data
Core clock speed	576 MHz	954 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	993 MHz
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	289 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	46.08	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.5962 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	28	no data
TMUs	80	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1792 MB	1 GB
Standard memory config per GPU	896 MB	no data
Memory bus width	896 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	999 MHz	5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	223.8 GB/s	no data
Memory interface width per GPU	448 Bit	no data
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	Two Dual Link DVIHDMI	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Supported technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)	128bit	no data
Optimus	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	+	+

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

21−24

−33.3%

28
+33.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

23.81

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Battlefield 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how GTX 295 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) compete in popular games:

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is 33% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 38 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.13	3.69
Recency	8 January 2009	1 October 2015
Maximum RAM amount	1792 MB	1 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	28 nm

GTX 295 has a 75% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5), on the other hand, has a 17.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 295 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 295 is a desktop card while Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is a notebook one.

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