GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 560 Ti and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 560 Ti will be the best choice, for others Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 560 Ti Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti 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 132 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
  • GeForce GTX 560 Ti 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 3008 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 Ti.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 9−10
ultra / 1080p 9−10 5−6
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 21−24
medium / 1080p 18−20 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 58% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 Ti Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture Fermi Maxwell
Code name GF114 Surface Book
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 25 January 2011 1 October 2015
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 822 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 52.67
Floating-point performance 1,263.4 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2004 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 128.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.1 +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 87 Mh/s
Optimus +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.39 Gh/s
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