GeForce GTX 460 768MB vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 768MB 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 460 768MB 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.

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 768MB Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
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  • GeForce GTX 460 768MB is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 460 768MB 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 768MB.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 3212 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 768MB.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 9−10
ultra / 1080p 7−8 5−6
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 21−24
medium / 1080p 14−16 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 768MB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 25% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 768MB Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture Fermi Maxwell
Code name Surface Book
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date no data 1 October 2015
Pipelines 336 384
Core clock speed 675 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 5012 MHz
Shared memory -
DirectX 11 DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
CUDA +
Optimus +
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