GeForce GTX 760M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GeForce GTX 760M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.69

GTX 760M outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking712662
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data5.65
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameSurface BookGK106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)30 May 2013 (11 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 cores384768
Core clock speed954 MHz657 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz657 MHz
Number of transistorsno data2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data55 Watt
Texture fill rateno data42.05
Floating-point processing powerno data1.009 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data64

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
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
Standard memory configurationno dataGDDR5
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data64.0 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 dataNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
HDMI-+
HDCP content protection-+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI-+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu-Ray 3D Support-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus++
3D Vision / 3DTV Play-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.012 API
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-1.1.126
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) 3.69
GTX 760M 4.46
+20.9%

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
GTX 760M 3369
+30.7%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 2076
GTX 760M 2271
+9.4%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) 11380
GTX 760M 15900
+39.7%

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
−36.7%
41
+36.7%
Full HD28
−57.1%
44
+57.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−33.3%
12−14
+33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−28.6%
27−30
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−13.3%
16−18
+13.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and GTX 760M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 760M is 37% faster in 900p
  • GTX 760M is 57% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 760M is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 760M is ahead in 27 tests (40%)
  • there's a draw in 40 tests (60%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.69 4.46
Recency 1 October 2015 30 May 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) has an age advantage of 2 years.

GTX 760M, on the other hand, has a 20.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX 760M is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) in performance tests.


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NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
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