GeForce GTX 465 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

When choosing between GeForce GTX 465 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 465 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 465 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 465 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 465 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 465 is build with Fermi architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 465 is 261 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • GeForce GTX 465 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 3409 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 465.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 9−10
ultra / 1080p 8−9 5−6
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−33 21−24
medium / 1080p 18−20 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 465 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 465 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture Fermi Maxwell
Code name GF100 Surface Book
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 31 May 2010 1 October 2015
Pipelines 352 384
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 26.7 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 855.4 gflops
Length 9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1603 MHz (3206 data rate) 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.2
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 352
Bus support PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 64 Mh/s
Optimus +
Compute performance 30x
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