Radeon RX 7700S vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and Radeon RX 7700S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.44

7700S outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by a whopping 987% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
RX 7700S RX 7700S

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking793144
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data28.78
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026)
GPU code nameSurface BookNavi 33
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2015 (10 years ago)4 January 2023 (3 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3842048
Core clock speed954 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz2500 MHz
Number of transistorsno data13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data100 Watt
Texture fill rateno data320.0
Floating-point processing powerno data20.48 TFLOPS
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32
L0 Cacheno data512 KB
L1 Cacheno data512 KB
L2 Cacheno data2 MB
L3 Cacheno data32 MB

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 dataPortable Device Dependent

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 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3
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) 3.44
RX 7700S 37.39
+987%

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
RX 7700S 37918
+1371%

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
RX 7700S 24246
+1068%

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:

Full HD28
−300%
112
+300%
1440p5−6
−1040%
57
+1040%
4K3−4
−1133%
37
+1133%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 12−14
−900%
130−140
+900%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1200%
130
+1200%
Fortnite 18−20
−758%
160−170
+758%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−753%
140−150
+753%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−893%
140−150
+893%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 12−14
−900%
130−140
+900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
−341%
270−280
+341%
Dota 2 30−35
−347%
140−150
+347%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1130%
123
+1130%
Fortnite 18−20
−758%
160−170
+758%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−753%
140−150
+753%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
−1230%
133
+1230%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1383%
85−90
+1383%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−893%
140−150
+893%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1236%
147
+1236%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14
−900%
130−140
+900%
Dota 2 30−35
−347%
140−150
+347%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1070%
117
+1070%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−753%
140−150
+753%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−893%
140−150
+893%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−664%
84
+664%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
−758%
160−170
+758%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−908%
260−270
+908%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−5300%
50−55
+5300%

1440p
Ultra

Far Cry 5 6−7
−1250%
81
+1250%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1225%
100−110
+1225%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
−1550%
95−100
+1550%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−353%
68
+353%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 10−11
−980%
100−110
+980%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1850%
39
+1850%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−1150%
50−55
+1150%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
−1100%
45−50
+1100%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 67
+0%
67
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+0%
43
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and RX 7700S compete in popular games:

  • RX 7700S is 300% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7700S is 1040% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7700S is 1133% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7700S is 5300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 7700S performs better in 33 tests (55%)
  • there's a draw in 27 tests (45%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.44 37.39
Recency 1 October 2015 4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm

RX 7700S has a 987% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 367% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7700S is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) in performance tests.

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