GeForce GTX 470M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GeForce GTX 470M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
470M outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 780 | 690 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 4.78 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Surface Book | GF104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2015 (10 years ago) | 3 September 2010 (15 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 cores | 384 | 288 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 535 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 25.68 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.6163 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 24 |
| TMUs | no data | 48 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 384 KB |
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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | no data | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1536 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 60.0 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
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.
| DirectX | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 | 12 API |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
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.
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 | 24−27
−41.7%
| 34
+41.7%
|
| Full HD | 28
−78.6%
| 50
+78.6%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−46.2%
|
18−20
+46.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−40%
|
14−16
+40%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−47.4%
|
27−30
+47.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−29.4%
|
21−24
+29.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−26.7%
|
18−20
+26.7%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−46.2%
|
18−20
+46.2%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 60−65
−30.2%
|
80−85
+30.2%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−28.1%
|
40−45
+28.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−40%
|
14−16
+40%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−47.4%
|
27−30
+47.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−29.4%
|
21−24
+29.4%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
−60%
|
16−18
+60%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−26.7%
|
18−20
+26.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−18.2%
|
12−14
+18.2%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−46.2%
|
18−20
+46.2%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−28.1%
|
40−45
+28.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−40%
|
14−16
+40%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−29.4%
|
21−24
+29.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−26.7%
|
18−20
+26.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−18.2%
|
12−14
+18.2%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
−47.4%
|
27−30
+47.4%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−38.5%
|
35−40
+38.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−37.5%
|
10−12
+37.5%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−60%
|
16−18
+60%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
High
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GTX 470M compete in popular games:
- GTX 470M is 42% faster in 900p
- GTX 470M is 79% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 470M is 100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 470M performs better in 33 tests (55%)
- there's a draw in 27 tests (45%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.34 | 4.62 |
| Recency | 1 October 2015 | 3 September 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1536 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
GTX 470M, on the other hand, has a 38.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The GeForce GTX 470M is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) in performance tests.
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