Radeon R7 240 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) with Radeon R7 240, including specs and performance data.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) outperforms R7 240 by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 787 | 919 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.16 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 5.54 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Surface Book | Oland |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 1 October 2015 (10 years ago) | 8 October 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $69 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | 780 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 14.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.448 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 8 |
| TMUs | no data | 20 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 80 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | N/A |
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 | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 72 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
| DDMA audio | no data | + |
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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
+75%
| 16−18
−75%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.31 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+66.7%
|
6−7
−66.7%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
+58.3%
|
12−14
−58.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 60−65
+57.5%
|
40−45
−57.5%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+77.8%
|
18−20
−77.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+66.7%
|
6−7
−66.7%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
+58.3%
|
12−14
−58.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
+66.7%
|
6−7
−66.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+77.8%
|
18−20
−77.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+66.7%
|
6−7
−66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+70%
|
10−11
−70%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
+58.3%
|
12−14
−58.3%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
+62.5%
|
16−18
−62.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 10−12
+83.3%
|
6−7
−83.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and R7 240 compete in popular games:
- Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is 75% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.40 | 2.16 |
| Recency | 1 October 2015 | 8 October 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) has a 57% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.
R7 240, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 240 in performance tests.
Be aware that Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R7 240 is a desktop one.
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