GeForce GTX 770M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 770M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 770M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 770M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 770M 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 770M or Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 770M 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 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 770M has 2 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 770M is build with Kepler architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 143 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 770M.
  • GeForce GTX 770M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 3012 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 770M.

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 16−18 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 770M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 770M Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name N14E-GS Surface Book
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 30 May 2013 1 October 2015
Pipelines 960 384
Core clock speed 811 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 797 MHz 993 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 63.76
Floating-point performance 1,530 gflops
Memory bus width 192 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 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 1.1.126
CUDA + +
CUDA cores 960
Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 55 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus + +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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