GeForce GTX 1050 Ti vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

When choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is build with Pascal architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 337 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti is 1996 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 9−10
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 21−24
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture Pascal Maxwell
Code name N17P-G1 Surface Book
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 October 2016 1 October 2015
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 1291 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 1392 MHz 993 MHz
Transistor count 3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 66.82
Floating-point performance 2,138 gflops
Length 145 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
VR Ready +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA + +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
CUDA cores 768
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 326 Mh/s
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.01 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 12.62 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 156.48 Sol/s
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