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    GeForce GTX 460 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 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 GTX 460 stacks up against Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 460 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
    Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 1 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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    • GeForce GTX 460 has 767 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is build with Fermi architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 279 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.
    • GeForce GTX 460 is manufactured by 40 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 1412 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−12 9−10
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
    low / 720p 24−27 21−24
    medium / 1080p 14−16 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 460 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
    Architecture Fermi Maxwell
    Code name GF104 Surface Book
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 12 July 2010 1 October 2015
    Pipelines 336 384
    Core clock speed 675 MHz 954 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 37.80
    Floating-point performance 907.2 gflops
    Length 8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
    Memory bus width 192 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.1
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA + +
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
    Optimus +
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