Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GeForce GTX 460M SLI vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
Combined performance score
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 ranking | 673 | 595 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | no data | 2.27 |
Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
GPU code name | Surface Book | N11E-GS |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 1 October 2015 (8 years old) | 3 September 2010 (13 years old) |
Current price | no data | $149 |
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 | 384 |
Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 675 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | no data |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 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 size | no data | large |
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 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2x1536 MB |
Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 1250 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.
DirectX | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 | 11 |
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.
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%
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:
900p | 35−40
−48.6%
| 52
+48.6%
|
Full HD | 28
−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.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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