Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 710 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Surface Book | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2015 (8 years ago) | 27 February 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 60 Watt (35 - 60 Watt TGP) |
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 size | no data | medium 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 12000 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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 | 12 Ultimate |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2015 | 27 February 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile has an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Comparisons with similar GPUs
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
