Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) vs GRID K520

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GRID K520 with Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5), including specs and performance data.

GRID K520
2013, $3,599
4 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
8.30
+149%

K520 outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by a whopping 149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking540782
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.15no data
Power efficiency2.87no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGK104Surface Book
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date23 July 2013 (12 years ago)1 October 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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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 cores1536 ×2384
Core clock speed745 MHz954 MHz
Boost clock speedno data993 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Wattno data
Texture fill rate95.36 ×2no data
Floating-point processing power2.289 TFLOPS ×2no data
ROPs32 ×2no data
TMUs128 ×2no data
L1 Cache128 KBno data
L2 Cache512 KBno 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-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 GB ×21 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit ×264 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s ×2no data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA3.0+

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 HD65−70
+132%
28
−132%

Cost per frame, $

1080p55.37no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 12−14
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12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how GRID K520 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) compete in popular games:

  • GRID K520 is 132% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 33 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 8.30 3.34
Recency 23 July 2013 1 October 2015
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB

GRID K520 has a 148.5% 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 2 years.

The GRID K520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) in performance tests.

Be aware that GRID K520 is a workstation graphics card while Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is a notebook one.

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