Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GeForce 8800M GTX vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
Combined performance score
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) outperforms GeForce 8800M GTX by 206% in our combined benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 673 | 1015 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | no data | 0.08 |
Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | G9x (2007−2010) |
GPU code name | Surface Book | NB8E-GTX |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 1 October 2015 (8 years old) | 19 November 2007 (16 years old) |
Current price | no data | $160 |
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 96 |
CUDA cores | no data | 96 |
Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 500 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | no data | 754 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 65 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 65 Watt |
Texture fill rate | no data | 24.00 |
Floating-point performance | no data | 240 gflops |
Size and compatibility
Information on Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GeForce 8800M GTX compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
Laptop size | no data | large |
Interface | no data | MXM-HE |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
SLI options | no data | + |
Memory
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 800 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | no data | 51.2 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
Optimus | + | no data |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 | 11.1 (10_0) |
Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
Vulkan | no data | N/A |
CUDA | + | 1.1 |
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 HD | 28
+211%
| 9−10
−211%
|
Performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+55.6%
|
9−10
−55.6%
|
Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+55.6%
|
9−10
−55.6%
|
Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
Metro Exodus | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2 | 0−1 |
Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and 8800M GTX compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is 211% faster than 8800M GTX
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is 200% faster than the 8800M GTX.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) surpassed 8800M GTX in all 15 of our tests.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 3.64 | 1.19 |
Recency | 1 October 2015 | 19 November 2007 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
The Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800M GTX in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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