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    HD Graphics 515 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing HD Graphics 515 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 HD Graphics 515 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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    HD Graphics 515 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: HD Graphics 515 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 HD Graphics 515 or Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 here:

    HD Graphics 515 Laptops
    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Laptops

    Main Specs

      HD Graphics 515 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1
    Memory type DDR3L/LPDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • HD Graphics 515 is build with Gen. 9 Skylake architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 654 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 515.
    • HD Graphics 515 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 9−10
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 10−11 21−24
    medium / 1080p 2−3 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than HD Graphics 515.

    Full Specs

      HD Graphics 515 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
    Architecture Gen. 9 Skylake Maxwell
    Code name Skylake GT2 Surface Book
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 September 2015 1 October 2015
    Pipelines 24 384
    Core clock speed 300 MHz 954 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz 993 MHz
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 22.80
    Memory bus width 64/128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
    Shared memory + -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 2.1
    Vulkan 1.1.97
    CUDA +
    Optimus +
    Quick Sync +
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