Radeon 620 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and Radeon 620, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.69
+59.1%

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) outperforms 620 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking707844
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data3.35
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameSurface BookPolaris 24
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)13 May 2019 (5 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 cores384384
Core clock speed954 MHz730 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz1024 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data24.58
Floating-point processing powerno data0.7864 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data24

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 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data14.4 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 (12_0)
Shader Modelno data6.3
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkan-1.2.131
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
+59.1%
Radeon 620 2.32

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.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 2076
+20%
Radeon 620 1730

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
+75%
16−18
−75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+90.9%
10−12
−90.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and Radeon 620 compete in popular games:

  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is 75% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is ahead in 25 tests (45%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (55%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.69 2.32
Recency 1 October 2015 13 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) has a 59.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 620, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 620 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
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