GeForce GTX 570M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 570M 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 570M stacks up against Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 570M 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 570M or Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 570M
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
3 MB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 570M has 2 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 570M 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 379 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 570M.
GeForce GTX 570M 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 570M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
9−10
9−10
ultra / 1080p
6−7
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
21−24
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 570M in Battlefield 5 is 5% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
160−170
medium / 768p
130−140
130−140
ultra / 1080p
70−75
70−75
QHD / 1440p
40−45
40−45
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
100−110
100−110
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
10−12
10−12
ultra / 1080p
10−11
10−11
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
24−27
24−27
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
75−80
75−80
medium / 1080p
30−35
30−35
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
QHD / 1440p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p
65−70
65−70
medium / 768p
55−60
55−60
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p
6−7
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
18−20
18−20
medium / 1080p
8−9
8−9
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
90−95
90−95
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
40−45
medium / 1080p
20−22
20−22
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
18−20
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
35−40
35−40
medium / 768p
21−24
21−24
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
high / 768p
40−45
40−45
GeForce GTX 570M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 570M
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture
Fermi
Maxwell
Code name
N12E-GT
Surface Book
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
28 June 2011
1 October 2015
Pipelines
336
384
Core clock speed
575 MHz
954 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
32.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
772.8 gflops
Memory bus width
192 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
1500 MHz
5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth
72.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 API
DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.5
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
+
CUDA cores
336
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0
SLI options
+
3D Blu-Ray
+
3D Gaming
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
66 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
+
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