GeForce GTX 460M SLI vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

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Combined performance score

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
3.64

GeForce GTX 460M SLI outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by 35% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking673595
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data2.27
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameSurface BookN11E-GS
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2015 (8 years old)3 September 2010 (13 years old)
Current priceno data$149
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores384384
Core clock speed954 MHz675 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm

Size and compatibility

Information on Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GeForce GTX 460M SLI 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 sizeno datalarge

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2x1536 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz1250 MHz
Shared memory--

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.

DirectXDirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.011
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 3.64
GTX 460M SLI 4.93
+35.4%

GeForce GTX 460M SLI outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by 35% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 2577
GTX 460M SLI 3313
+28.6%

GeForce GTX 460M SLI outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by 29% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p35−40
−48.6%
52
+48.6%
Full HD28
−139%
67
+139%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Battlefield 5 9−10
−66.7%
14−16
+66.7%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−83.3%
10−12
+83.3%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GTX 460M SLI compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 460M SLI is 48.6% faster than Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 460M SLI is 139% faster than Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

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

  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 460M SLI is 300% faster than the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5).

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 460M SLI is ahead in 35 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (8%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.64 4.93
Recency 1 October 2015 3 September 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

The GeForce GTX 460M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) in performance tests.


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