GeForce GTX 460 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 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 460 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
GeForce GTX 460
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP)
160 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
768 MB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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GeForce GTX 460 has 767 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
GeForce GTX 460 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 460 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 279 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.
GeForce GTX 460 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 1412 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.
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 GeForce GTX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
40−45
30−35
medium / 1080p
20−22
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 in Battlefield 5 is 20% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 460 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 GeForce GTX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
30−35
27−30
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 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 GeForce GTX 460 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 GeForce GTX 460 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
40−45
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 in Fortnite is 14% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
20−22
16−18
ultra / 1080p
16−18
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 GeForce GTX 460 in Forza Horizon 4 is 16% 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 GeForce GTX 460 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
10−11
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
100−110
100−110
ultra / 1080p
95−100
90−95
medium / 1080p
100−110
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 in Minecraft is 4% 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 GeForce GTX 460 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
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 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
9−10
8−9
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 17% 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 GeForce GTX 460 in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 460
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture
Fermi
Maxwell
Code name
GF104
Surface Book
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
12 July 2010
1 October 2015
Pipelines
336
384
Core clock speed
675 MHz
954 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
37.80
Floating-point performance
907.2 gflops
Length
8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width
192 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
3600 MHz
5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth
86.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.1
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
+
Bus support
16x PCI-E 2.0
Height
4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
HDMI
+
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
66 Mh/s
Optimus
+
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