Radeon RX 5700 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) with Radeon RX 5700, including specs and performance data.

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

RX 5700 outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by a whopping 913% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking713125
Place by popularitynot in top-10072
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data44.79
Power efficiencyno data14.24
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameSurface BookNavi 10
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores3842304
Core clock speed954 MHz1465 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz1725 MHz
Number of transistorsno data10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data180 Watt
Texture fill rateno data248.4
Floating-point processing powerno data7.949 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data144

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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data268 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data448.0 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 data1x HDMI, 3x 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.

DirectXDirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.012 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
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
RX 5700 37.38
+913%

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.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 2577
RX 5700 31470
+1121%

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
RX 5700 23746
+1044%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 11380
RX 5700 132911
+1068%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 123411
RX 5700 489113
+296%

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
−307%
114
+307%
1440p6−7
−1050%
69
+1050%
4K4−5
−925%
41
+925%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.06
1440pno data5.06
4Kno data8.51

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−600%
77
+600%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−2150%
180
+2150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1175%
102
+1175%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1500%
112
+1500%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−890%
99
+890%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−1271%
288
+1271%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1156%
113
+1156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−871%
130−140
+871%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−1082%
130
+1082%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−1713%
145
+1713%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1050%
92
+1050%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1186%
90
+1186%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−800%
90
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−1214%
276
+1214%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−2283%
143
+2283%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−989%
98
+989%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−1150%
175
+1150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−420%
75−80
+420%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−445%
60
+445%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−900%
80−85
+900%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−814%
64
+814%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−900%
100−105
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−462%
118
+462%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−507%
91
+507%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−900%
30−33
+900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−900%
70−75
+900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1600%
51
+1600%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1200%
52
+1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−13250%
267
+13250%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1450%
31
+1450%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1200%
26
+1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−800%
18−20
+800%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−3400%
70
+3400%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 84
+0%
84
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 97
+0%
97
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+0%
75
+0%
Hitman 3 76
+0%
76
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 294
+0%
294
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 259
+0%
259
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80
+0%
80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 67
+0%
67
+0%
Hitman 3 75
+0%
75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 291
+0%
291
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
+0%
243
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 77
+0%
77
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+0%
68
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 58
+0%
58
+0%
Hitman 3 73
+0%
73
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 119
+0%
119
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 155
+0%
155
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 58
+0%
58
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 102
+0%
102
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 73
+0%
73
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+0%
53
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+0%
50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Hitman 3 55
+0%
55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 93
+0%
93
+0%
Metro Exodus 94
+0%
94
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 108
+0%
108
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 244
+0%
244
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70
+0%
70
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 39
+0%
39
+0%
Hitman 3 39
+0%
39
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 116
+0%
116
+0%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
+0%
48
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 31
+0%
31
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 26
+0%
26
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 64
+0%
64
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 11
+0%
11
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35
+0%
35
+0%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and RX 5700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is 307% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5700 is 1050% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5700 is 925% faster in 4K

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 5700 is 13250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 5700 is ahead in 28 tests (39%)
  • there's a draw in 44 tests (61%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.69 37.38
Recency 1 October 2015 7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm

RX 5700 has a 913% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) in performance tests.

Be aware that Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5700 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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NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
AMD Radeon RX 5700
Radeon RX 5700

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