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    GeForce GTX 680 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 680 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 680 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.
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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 680 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
    Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors Two 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2048 MB 1 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • GeForce GTX 680 has 2047 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
    • GeForce GTX 680 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 680 is build with Kepler architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 680 is 52 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
    • GeForce GTX 680 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 680 is 988 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 680 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 680 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
    Architecture Kepler Maxwell
    Code name GK104 Surface Book
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 22 March 2012 1 October 2015
    Pipelines 1536 384
    Core clock speed 1006 MHz 954 MHz
    Boost Clock 1058 MHz 993 MHz
    Transistor count 3,540 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 128.8 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 3,090.4 gflops
    Length 10.0" (25.4 cm)
    Memory bus width 256-bit GDDR5 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 5012 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 192.2 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.2
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 1536
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support 4 displays
    HDMI +
    HDCP +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 121 Mh/s
    Optimus +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 15 Mh/s
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