Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Quadro K600

When choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro K600, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro K600.

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 K600
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro K600 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is used in Laptops, and Quadro K600 - in Desktops.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K600 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 78 MHz higher, than Quadro K600.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro K600 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 3230 MHz higher, than Quadro K600.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 1−2
medium / 1080p 12−14 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Quadro K600.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Quadro K600
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name Surface Book GK107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 October 2015 1 March 2013
Pipelines 384 192
Core clock speed 954 MHz 876 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 14.02
Floating-point performance 336.4 gflops
Length 160 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth 28.51 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 11 Mh/s
Optimus +
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