GRID K2 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) with GRID K2, including specs and performance data.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.69

GRID K2 outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking707542
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.13
Power efficiencyno data2.25
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameSurface BookGK104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)11 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$5,199

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 cores3841536
Core clock speed954 MHz745 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data225 Watt
Texture fill rateno data95.36
Floating-point processing powerno data2.289 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data160.0 GB/s
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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.012 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data6.5 (5.1)
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2.175
CUDA+3.0

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 HD28
−78.6%
50−55
+78.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−90.5%
40−45
+90.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−90.5%
40−45
+90.5%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−77.8%
16−18
+77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−75%
14−16
+75%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−90.5%
40−45
+90.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−80%
27−30
+80%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−71.4%
12−14
+71.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GRID K2 compete in popular games:

  • GRID K2 is 79% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.69 7.09
Recency 1 October 2015 11 May 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) has an age advantage of 2 years.

GRID K2, on the other hand, has a 92.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GRID K2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) in performance tests.

Be aware that Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is a notebook card while GRID K2 is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
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