GeForce GT 735M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 735M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 735M stacks up against Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GT 735M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GT 735M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GT 735M or Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GT 735M has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GT 735M is build with Kepler architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 379 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 735M.
  • GeForce GT 735M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 3212 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 735M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 21−24
medium / 1080p 0−1 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than GeForce GT 735M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 735M Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name N14M-LP Surface Book
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 April 2013 1 October 2015
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 575 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 889 MHz 993 MHz
Transistor count 915 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40
Floating-point performance 441.6 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 - 2000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA + +
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 39 Mh/s
Standard memory configuration DDR3
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus + +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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