Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Radeon HD 6790

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon HD 6790. 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon HD 6790. 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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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:

Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Laptops

Main Specs

	Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5	Radeon HD 6790
Power consumption (TDP)		150 Watt
Interface		PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors		2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon HD 6790 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6790 - in Desktops.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 6790 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 114 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6790 - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 3962 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	7−8
ultra / 1080p	5−6	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	18−20
medium / 1080p	12−14	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	16−18	12−14
ultra / 1080p	14−16	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	27−30
medium / 1080p	16−18	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Battlefield 5 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon HD 6790 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	160−170	140−150
medium / 768p	130−140	120−130
ultra / 1080p	70−75	60−65
QHD / 1440p	40−45	30−35
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	100−110	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	70−75	65−70
ultra / 1080p	45−50	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Dota 2 is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	10−12	9−10
ultra / 1080p	10−11	8−9
4K / 2160p	4−5	4−5
low / 720p	24−27	21−24
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
low / 720p	75−80	65−70
medium / 1080p	30−35	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Fortnite is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	16−18	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
QHD / 1440p	4−5	2−3
low / 720p	35−40	27−30
medium / 1080p	18−20	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Forza Horizon 4 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	65−70	55−60
medium / 768p	55−60	50−55
high / 1080p	18−20	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Grand Theft Auto V is 15% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	6−7	5−6
ultra / 1080p	4−5	4−5
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	14−16
medium / 1080p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	90−95
ultra / 1080p	90−95	85−90
medium / 1080p	95−100	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	18−20	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	20−22	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	18−20	14−16
medium / 1080p	12−14	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	35−40	27−30
medium / 768p	21−24	18−20
high / 1080p	12−14	10−11
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 21% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p	90−95	85−90
medium / 768p	50−55	45−50
ultra / 1080p	24−27	21−24
high / 768p	40−45	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6790.

Full Specs

	Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5	Radeon HD 6790
Architecture	Maxwell	Terascale 2
Code name	Surface Book	Barts
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2015	4 April 2011
Pipelines	384	800
Core clock speed	954 MHz	840 MHz
Boost Clock	993 MHz
Transistor count		1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate		33.60
Floating-point performance		1,344.0 gflops
Length		198 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory bandwidth		134.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model		5.0
OpenGL		4.4
OpenCL		1.2
Vulkan		N/A
CUDA	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		122 Mh/s
Optimus	+
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Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Radeon HD 6790

Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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