GeForce GTS 160M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 160M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTS 160M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTS 160M 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 GTS 160M or Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 160M
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP)
60 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GTS 160M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 546 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - by 28 nm process technology.
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
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 GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
30−35
medium / 1080p
−
16−18
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 160M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
60−65
160−170
medium / 768p
27−30
130−140
ultra / 1080p
7−8
70−75
QHD / 1440p
−
40−45
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
16−18
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 325% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 160M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
45−50
90−95
medium / 768p
10−11
70−75
ultra / 1080p
0−1
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Dota 2 is 182% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
0−1
24−27
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 720p
21−24
75−80
medium / 1080p
0−1
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Fortnite is 250% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
0−1
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
0−1
18−20
low / 768p
18−20
65−70
medium / 768p
−
55−60
high / 1080p
0−1
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Grand Theft Auto V is 252% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
6−7
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
0−1
18−20
medium / 1080p
−
8−9
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
high / 1080p
27−30
−
ultra / 1080p
−
90−95
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Minecraft is 36% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 720p
8−9
40−45
medium / 1080p
−
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 425% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
18−20
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 768p
0−1
35−40
medium / 768p
−
21−24
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 768p
45−50
90−95
medium / 768p
14−16
50−55
ultra / 1080p
0−1
24−27
high / 768p
12−14
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in World of Tanks is 148% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 160M
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture
G9x
Maxwell
Code name
N10E-GS1
Surface Book
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
2 March 2009
1 October 2015
Pipelines
64
384
Core clock speed
1500 MHz
954 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
Transistor count
505 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
19 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
192 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth
51 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model
4.0
OpenGL
2.1
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
+
CUDA cores
64
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
SLI options
2-way
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
Gigaflops
288
MXM Type
MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management
8.0
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