FirePro V7900 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V7900 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 FirePro V7900 stacks up against Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5, check out specs charts below.
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
FirePro V7900
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP)
151 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort
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FirePro V7900 has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
FirePro V7900 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - in Laptops.
FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 229 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
FirePro V7900 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 12 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
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
10−12
9−10
ultra / 1080p
6−7
5−6
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
20−22
16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro V7900 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
180−190
160−170
medium / 768p
150−160
130−140
ultra / 1080p
75−80
70−75
QHD / 1440p
45−50
40−45
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−33
high / 768p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−33
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
80−85
70−75
ultra / 1080p
50−55
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
12−14
10−12
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
4K / 2160p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
30−33
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
20−22
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
80−85
75−80
medium / 1080p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Fortnite is 11% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
QHD / 1440p
5−6
4−5
low / 720p
40−45
35−40
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Forza Horizon 4 is 11% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
70−75
65−70
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
high / 1080p
21−24
18−20
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
7−8
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
9−10
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
90−95
90−95
medium / 1080p
100−105
95−100
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Minecraft is 2% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
20−22
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
45−50
40−45
medium / 1080p
21−24
20−22
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
12−14
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
40−45
35−40
medium / 768p
24−27
21−24
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 11% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
95−100
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
50−55
ultra / 1080p
27−30
24−27
high / 768p
45−50
40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
Full Specs
FirePro V7900
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture
TeraScale 3
Maxwell
Code name
Cayman
Surface Book
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
24 May 2011
1 October 2015
Pipelines
1280
384
Core clock speed
725 MHz
954 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
Transistor count
2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
58.00
Floating-point performance
1,856.0 gflops
Length
279 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
5000 MHz
5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
Bus support
PCIe 2.1 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
171 Mh/s
Optimus
+
Form factor
full height / full length
StereoOutput3D
+
DisplayPort count
4
Dual-link DVI support
+
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