GRID M60 1Q vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

In this comparison between GRID M60 1Q 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 M60 1Q 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 M60 1Q Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GRID M60 1Q and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • GRID M60 1Q is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - in Laptops.
  • GRID M60 1Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 397 MHz higher, than GRID M60 1Q.
  • GRID M60 1Q and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID M60 1Q and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 5012 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 9−10
ultra / 1080p 12−14 5−6
QHD / 1440p 7−8 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 21−24
medium / 1080p 27−30 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GRID M60 1Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Full Specs

  GRID M60 1Q Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Maxwell
Code name GM204 Surface Book
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 August 2015 1 October 2015
Pipelines 2048 384
Core clock speed 557 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 993 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8
Floating-point performance 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2 +
Optimus +
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