Radeon 740M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and Radeon 740M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
740M outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 715 | 508 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 37.95 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Surface Book | Phoenix |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2015 (9 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (2 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 cores | 384 | 256 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 40.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.56 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 16 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 4 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | System Shared |
| 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 | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
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.
| DirectX | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| 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.
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.
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 | 28
+27.3%
| 22
−27.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−170%
|
27−30
+170%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
−100%
|
40−45
+100%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
−114%
|
45−50
+114%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−194%
|
47
+194%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−112%
|
70−75
+112%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
−91.7%
|
21−24
+91.7%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−170%
|
27−30
+170%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−191%
|
32
+191%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
−5%
|
21
+5%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
−133%
|
45−50
+133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−131%
|
37
+131%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−12
−164%
|
27−30
+164%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
−175%
|
21−24
+175%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−100%
|
65−70
+100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
−91.7%
|
21−24
+91.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−92.3%
|
24−27
+92.3%
|
| World of Tanks | 60−65
−93.8%
|
120−130
+93.8%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
−170%
|
27−30
+170%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−118%
|
24−27
+118%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
−75%
|
35−40
+75%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−87.5%
|
30
+87.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−100%
|
65−70
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−108%
|
27−30
+108%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21−24
−114%
|
45−50
+114%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−250%
|
7−8
+250%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
−275%
|
14−16
+275%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−113%
|
16−18
+113%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−467%
|
16−18
+467%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
−100%
|
14−16
+100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−12.5%
|
18−20
+12.5%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−150%
|
5−6
+150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−12.5%
|
18−20
+12.5%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−133%
|
7−8
+133%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−119%
|
35−40
+119%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−800%
|
9−10
+800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Valorant | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:
- Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is 27% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 740M is 800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 740M is ahead in 28 tests (46%)
- there's a draw in 33 tests (54%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.69 | 8.27 |
| Recency | 1 October 2015 | 4 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
Radeon 740M has a 124.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon 740M is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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