GeForce GT 755M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 755M 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 755M stacks up against Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GT 755M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GT 755M 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 755M or Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GT 755M
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GT 755M has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GT 755M is build with Kepler architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 755M is 26 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
GeForce GT 755M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 755M is 388 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
9−10
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Battlefield 5 is 25% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GT 755M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
160−170
medium / 768p
110−120
130−140
ultra / 1080p
55−60
70−75
QHD / 1440p
30−35
40−45
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
85−90
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 18% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
35−40
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
high / 1080p
9−10
10−12
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
low / 720p
65−70
75−80
medium / 1080p
24−27
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Fortnite is 16% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
QHD / 1440p
2−3
4−5
low / 720p
27−30
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Forza Horizon 4 is 28% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
low / 768p
55−60
65−70
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Grand Theft Auto V is 15% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
high / 1080p
5−6
6−7
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
90−95
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Minecraft is 6% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 9% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 18% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
low / 768p
27−30
35−40
medium / 768p
18−20
21−24
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 21% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
50−55
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
high / 768p
35−40
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in World of Tanks is 10% more, than GeForce GT 755M.
Full Specs
GeForce GT 755M
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture
Kepler
Maxwell
Code name
N14P-
Surface Book
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
25 June 2013
1 October 2015
Pipelines
384
384
Core clock speed
980 MHz
954 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
Transistor count
1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
31.36
Floating-point performance
752.6 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
5400 MHz
5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth
86.4 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, PCI Express 2.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
27 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
Standard memory configuration
GDDR5
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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