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

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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
3.20

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

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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 ranking770745
Place by popularitynot in top-10067
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.66
Power efficiencyno data2.44
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameSurface BookGF116
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)15 March 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

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
L1 Cacheno data256 KB
L2 Cacheno data384 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).

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

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 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 support

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 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.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 3.20
GTX 550 Ti 3.52
+10%

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
−32.1%
37
+32.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.03

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Fortnite 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
−7.9%
65−70
+7.9%
Dota 2 30−35
−6.3%
30−35
+6.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Fortnite 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Dota 2 30−35
−6.3%
30−35
+6.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

4K
High

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

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High

Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+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 32% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 550 Ti is 20% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 550 Ti performs better in 27 tests (47%)
  • there's a draw in 31 tests (53%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.20 3.52
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 10% 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 graphics card while GeForce GTX 550 Ti is a desktop one.

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