GeForce GTX 675M SLI vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 675M SLI 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 675M SLI stacks up against Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 675M SLI and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 675M SLI 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 675M SLI or Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 675M SLI Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP) 2x 100 Watt
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
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  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 675M SLI 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 334 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 675M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 675M SLI 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 2012 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 675M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 9−10
ultra / 1080p 10−12 5−6
QHD / 1440p 5−6 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 21−24
medium / 1080p 24−27 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 675M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 91% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 675M SLI Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture Fermi Maxwell
Code name N12E-GTX2 Surface Book
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 6 January 2011 1 October 2015
Pipelines 768 384
Core clock speed 620 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz 5012 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
CUDA + +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
Optimus + +
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