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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Radeon Pro 580X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon Pro 580X. 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 Pro 580X. 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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    Radeon Pro 580X

    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 Pro 580X
    Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon Pro 580X has 7 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro 580X - in Desktops.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro 580X - with GCN 4.0.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 146 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 580X - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 580X is 1768 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−12
    low / 720p 21−24 60−65
    medium / 1080p 12−14 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro 580X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 258% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

    Full Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Radeon Pro 580X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
    Code name Surface Book Polaris 20
    Type Laptop Workstation
    Release date 1 October 2015 18 March 2019
    Pipelines 384 2304
    Core clock speed 954 MHz 1100 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz 1200 MHz
    Transistor count 5,700 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 172.8
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 6780 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 217.0 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12 (12_0)
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Optimus +
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