Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Quadro 5000M

In this comparison between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro 5000M 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 will be the best choice, for others Quadro 5000M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro 5000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro 5000M 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 or Quadro 5000M here:

Main Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Quadro 5000M has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 5000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 549 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 3812 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 10−11
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 21−24
medium / 1080p 12−14 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Quadro 5000M
Architecture Maxwell Fermi
Code name Surface Book Fermi
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 1 October 2015 27 July 2010
Pipelines 384 320
Core clock speed 954 MHz 405 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 16.20
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA + +
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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