GRID K140Q vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

In this comparison between GRID K140Q and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GRID K140Q will be the best choice, for others Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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

  GRID K140Q Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GRID K140Q and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • GRID K140Q is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - in Laptops.
  • GRID K140Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 104 MHz higher, than GRID K140Q.
  • GRID K140Q 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 3230 MHz higher, than GRID K140Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 9−10
ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 9−10 21−24
medium / 1080p 1−2 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 240% more, than GRID K140Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K140Q Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name GK107 Surface Book
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 28 June 2013 1 October 2015
Pipelines 192 384
Core clock speed 850 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 13.60
Floating-point performance 326.4 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1782 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 3.0 +
Optimus +
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