Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) vs GeForce GTS 250

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 250 with Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5), including specs and performance data.

GTS 250
2009, $199
1 GB GDDR3, 150 Watt
1.34

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) outperforms GTS 250 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 ranking1045782
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.07no data
Power efficiency0.70no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameG92BSurface Book
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date4 March 2009 (16 years ago)1 October 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 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 cores128384
Core clock speed738 MHz954 MHz
Boost clock speedno data993 MHz
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate44.93no data
Floating-point processing power0.3871 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs64no data
L2 Cache64 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 2.0 x16no data
Length229 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1100 MHz5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth70.4 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno 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.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.0no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
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 HD10−12
−180%
28
+180%

Cost per frame, $

1080p19.90no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 12−14
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Far Cry 5 10−11
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10−11
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Fortnite 18−20
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18−20
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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
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6−7
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
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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
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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 GTS 250 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) compete in popular games:

  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is 180% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 33 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.34 3.34
Recency 4 March 2009 1 October 2015
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) has a 149.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 250 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTS 250 is a desktop graphics card while Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is a notebook one.

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