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    GeForce GTX 1050 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 1050 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 1050 stacks up against Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
    Recommended system power (PSU) 300 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 1050 has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is build with Pascal architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 336 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
    • GeForce GTX 1050 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1050 is 1996 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 9−10
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 21−24
    medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 1050 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
    Architecture Pascal Maxwell
    Code name N17P-G1 Surface Book
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 25 October 2016 1 October 2015
    Pipelines 640 384
    Core clock speed 1290 MHz 954 MHz
    Boost Clock 1392 MHz 993 MHz
    Transistor count 3,300 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 58.20
    Floating-point performance 1,862 gflops
    Length 5.7" (14.5 cm)
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7008 MHz 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    VR Ready +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA + +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.3 kh/s
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Height 4.38" (11.1 cm)
    Multi monitor support +
    HDCP 2.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 279 Mh/s
    Optimus +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 0.85 Gh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 143.76 Sol/s
    Width 2-slot
    GameStream +
    GPU Boost 3.0
    SLI -
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