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    GeForce GTX 280M SLI vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 280M SLI 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 GTX 280M SLI 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 GTX 280M SLI Check Price
    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Check Price

    GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 280M SLI 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 GTX 280M SLI or Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 here:

    GeForce GTX 280M SLI Laptops
    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
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    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 369 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 280M SLI is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 4062 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 9−10
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
    low / 720p 24−27 21−24
    medium / 1080p 14−16 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 280M SLI Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
    Architecture G9x Maxwell
    Code name N10E-GTX Surface Book
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 1 October 2015
    Pipelines 256 384
    Core clock speed 585 MHz 954 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz
    Transistor count 1508 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 950 MHz 5012 MHz
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 10, Shader 4.0 DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
    CUDA + +
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
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