Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) vs GeForce GTX 670
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 670 with Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5), including specs and performance data.
GTX 670 outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by a whopping 276% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 383 | 723 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.50 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.59 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Surface Book |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 October 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 1344 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 915 MHz | 954 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 980 MHz | 993 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | no data |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 109.8 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.634 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | no data |
| TMUs | 112 | 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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256-bit GDDR5 | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6.0 GB/s | 5012 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.2 GB/s | 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 | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | no data |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Blu-Ray | + | - |
| 3D Gaming | + | - |
| 3D Vision | + | - |
| Optimus | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| 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.
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.
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 | 100−110
+257%
| 28
−257%
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.99 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Fortnite | 18−20
+0%
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18−20
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+0%
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16−18
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
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12−14
+0%
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 60−65
+0%
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60−65
+0%
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| Dota 2 | 30−35
+0%
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30−35
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+0%
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16−18
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+0%
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14−16
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
+0%
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18−20
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
+0%
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24−27
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
This is how GTX 670 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) compete in popular games:
- GTX 670 is 257% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 33 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.87 | 3.69 |
| Recency | 10 May 2012 | 1 October 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
GTX 670 has a 275.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.
The GeForce GTX 670 is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 670 is a desktop card while Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is a notebook one.
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