Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Quadro FX 5800

In this comparison between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro FX 5800 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 FX 5800 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

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Quadro FX 5800
Power consumption (TDP) 189 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro FX 5800 has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is used in Laptops, and Quadro FX 5800 - in Desktops.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro FX 5800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 344 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 5800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 3412 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 3−4
ultra / 1080p 5−6 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 14−16
medium / 1080p 12−14 5−6
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro FX 5800.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Quadro FX 5800
Architecture Maxwell Tesla 2.0
Code name Surface Book GT200B
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 October 2015 11 November 2008
Pipelines 384 240
Core clock speed 954 MHz 610 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 48.80
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA + 1.3
Optimus +
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