Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) vs Radeon R7 260X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 260X with Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5), including specs and performance data.

R7 260X
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 115 Watt
8.27
+124%

R7 260X 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 ranking502707
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.39no data
Power efficiency4.98no data
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameBonaireSurface Book
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)1 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$139 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores896384
Core clock speedno data954 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz993 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Wattno data
Texture fill rate61.60no data
Floating-point processing power1.971 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs56no data

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 supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length170 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth104 GB/sno data
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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-
DDMA audio+no data
Optimus-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
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.

R7 260X 8.27
+124%
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 3.69

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.

R7 260X 4380
+111%
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 2076

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 HD60−65
+114%
28
−114%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.32no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
High Preset

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

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

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
+0%
2−3
+0%
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
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how R7 260X and Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) compete in popular games:

  • R7 260X is 114% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 38 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.27 3.69
Recency 8 October 2013 1 October 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB

R7 260X has a 124.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon R7 260X is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R7 260X is a desktop card while Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is a notebook 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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AMD Radeon R7 260X
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Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

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