FirePro W4190M vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4190M 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 FirePro W4190M 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.

FirePro W4190M and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W4190M 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 FirePro W4190M or Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W4190M Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • FirePro W4190M has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • FirePro W4190M is used in Mobile workstations, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4190M is build with GCN architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 129 MHz higher, than FirePro W4190M.
  • FirePro W4190M 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 1012 MHz higher, than FirePro W4190M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 9−10
ultra / 1080p 1−2 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 21−24
medium / 1080p 5−6 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than FirePro W4190M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4190M Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture GCN Maxwell
Code name Mars XTX? Surface Book
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 12 November 2015 1 October 2015
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 825 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 900 MHz 993 MHz
Transistor count 950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
AppAcceleration +
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