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    GeForce GTX 485M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 485M 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 485M stacks up against Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 485M Check Price
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    GeForce GTX 485M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 485M 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 485M or Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 here:

    GeForce GTX 485M Laptops
    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 485M has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 485M 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 570 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.
    • GeForce GTX 485M 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 3512 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 485M.

    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 485M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 485M Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
    Architecture Fermi Maxwell
    Code name N12E-GTX-A1 Surface Book
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 6 January 2010 1 October 2015
    Pipelines 384 384
    Core clock speed 384 954 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz
    Transistor count 1,950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 36.8 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 883.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA + +
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0
    SLI options +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
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