Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) vs Radeon R7 260X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R7 260X with Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5), including specs and performance data.
R7 260X outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 504 | 712 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.56 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.01 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | Bonaire | Surface Book |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 8 October 2013 (11 years ago) | 1 October 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $139 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 896 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 954 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 993 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,080 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 61.60 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.971 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | no data |
| TMUs | 56 | no data |
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 support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 170 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin | no data |
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 | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 5012 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 104 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | no data |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
| Optimus | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | no data |
| 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.
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.
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 HD | 60−65
+114%
| 28
−114%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.32 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+0%
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10−12
+0%
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| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
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7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+0%
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10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
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
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| 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
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how R7 260X and Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) compete in popular games:
- R7 260X is 114% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 38 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.27 | 3.69 |
| Recency | 8 October 2013 | 1 October 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
R7 260X has a 124.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
The Radeon R7 260X is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R7 260X is a desktop card while Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) is a notebook 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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