UHD Graphics 750 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

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UHD Graphics 600 UHD Graphics 605 UHD Graphics 610 UHD Graphics 615 UHD Graphics 617 UHD Graphics 620 UHD Graphics 630 UHD Graphics 710 UHD Graphics 730 UHD Graphics 750 UHD Graphics 770

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) with UHD Graphics 750, including specs and performance data.

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

UHD Graphics 750 outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
UHD Graphics 750 UHD Graphics 750

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking707654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data20.82
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code nameSurface BookRocket Lake GT1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)30 March 2021 (3 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 cores384256
Core clock speed954 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz1300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm+++
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data20.80
Floating-point processing powerno data0.6656 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data16

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 dataRing Bus
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed5012 MHzSystem Shared
Shared memory-no data

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_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2
CUDA+-

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
−7.1%
30−35
+7.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−33.3%
27−30
+33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−33.3%
27−30
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−21.4%
16−18
+21.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−33.3%
27−30
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and UHD Graphics 750 compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 750 is 7% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics 750 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 750 is ahead in 27 tests (44%)
  • there's a draw in 35 tests (56%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.69 4.49
Recency 1 October 2015 30 March 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

UHD Graphics 750 has a 21.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The UHD Graphics 750 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 UHD Graphics 750 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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Community ratings

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