GeForce GTX 260M SLI vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GeForce GTX 260M SLI, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.34
+11.3%

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) outperforms GTX 260M SLI by a moderate 11% 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 ranking764788
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.52
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)G9x (2007−2010)
GPU code nameSurface BookNB9E-GTX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)2 March 2009 (16 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 cores384224
Core clock speed954 MHz550 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1508 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz950 MHz
Shared memory--

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.010
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
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Fortnite 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+8.8%
55−60
−8.8%
Dota 2 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Fortnite 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Dota 2 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+11.8%
16−18
−11.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
+13%
21−24
−13%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Valorant 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1

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

  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is 17% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is ahead in 28 tests (53%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (47%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.34 3.00
Recency 1 October 2015 2 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) has a 11.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 260M SLI, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

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

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