ATI Radeon HD 5750 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) with Radeon HD 5750, including specs and performance data.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) outperforms ATI HD 5750 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 712 | 774 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.44 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Surface Book | Juniper |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2015 (9 years ago) | 13 October 2009 (15 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 | 720 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,040 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 86 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 25.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.008 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 36 |
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 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 178 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 73.6 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 Connectors | no data | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
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 | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| 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 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
+33.3%
| 21−24
−33.3%
|
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
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| 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
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| 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%
|
This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and ATI HD 5750 compete in popular games:
- Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is 33% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.69 | 3.01 |
| Recency | 1 October 2015 | 13 October 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) has a 22.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5750 in performance tests.
Be aware that Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is a notebook card while Radeon HD 5750 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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