GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

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GT 545 GT 545 OEM GTS 450 Rev. 2 GTS 450 Rev. 3 GTX 550 Ti

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) with GeForce GTX 550 Ti, including specs and performance data.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.54

GTX 550 Ti outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
GTX 550 Ti GTX 550 Ti

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking721703
Place by popularitynot in top-10075
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.76
Power efficiencyno data2.40
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameSurface BookGF116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)15 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores384192
Core clock speed954 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data116 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data100 °C
Texture fill rateno data28.80
Floating-point processing powerno data0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data32

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).

Bus supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data98.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectorsno dataTwo Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

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 5.012 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.2
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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) 3.54
GTX 550 Ti 3.88
+9.6%

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.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 2577
+13.4%
GTX 550 Ti 2272

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:

900p30−35
−26.7%
38
+26.7%
Full HD28
−28.6%
36
+28.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.14

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Dota 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Fortnite 21−24
−9.5%
21−24
+9.5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
World of Tanks 60−65
−7.9%
65−70
+7.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Dota 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Valorant 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Valorant 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
World of Tanks 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GTX 550 Ti compete in popular games:

  • GTX 550 Ti is 27% faster in 900p
  • GTX 550 Ti is 29% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 550 Ti is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 550 Ti is ahead in 24 tests (40%)
  • there's a draw in 36 tests (60%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.54 3.88
Recency 1 October 2015 15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 550 Ti, on the other hand, has a 9.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

Be aware that Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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