GeForce GT 650M SLI vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GeForce GT 650M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

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

GT 650M SLI outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking707620
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameSurface BookN13E-GE
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)22 March 2012 (12 years ago)

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 cores384768
Core clock speed954 MHz790 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz835 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized

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 GB2x2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz4000 MHz
Shared memory--

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 5.011
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 3.69
GT 650M SLI 5.08
+37.7%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 2577
GT 650M SLI 3597
+39.6%

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:

900p55−60
−43.6%
79
+43.6%
Full HD28
−67.9%
47
+67.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−52.4%
30−35
+52.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−62.5%
12−14
+62.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−52.4%
30−35
+52.4%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−57.1%
10−12
+57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−52.4%
30−35
+52.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
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
−100%
4−5
+100%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Hitman 3 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GT 650M SLI compete in popular games:

  • GT 650M SLI is 44% faster in 900p
  • GT 650M SLI is 68% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 650M SLI is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 650M SLI is ahead in 27 tests (40%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (60%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.69 5.08
Recency 1 October 2015 22 March 2012

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) has an age advantage of 3 years.

GT 650M SLI, on the other hand, has a 37.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GT 650M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) in performance tests.


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