Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Radeon Pro WX 4100

In this comparison between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon Pro WX 4100 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 Radeon Pro WX 4100 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 Radeon Pro WX 4100
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon Pro WX 4100 has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro WX 4100 - in Desktops.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon Pro WX 4100 - with GCN 4.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 4100 is 171 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 WX 4100 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro WX 4100 is 988 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 18−20
ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−12
QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 35−40
medium / 1080p 12−14 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro WX 4100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Radeon Pro WX 4100
Architecture Maxwell GCN 4.0
Code name Surface Book Baffin
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 October 2015 10 November 2016
Pipelines 384 1024
Core clock speed 954 MHz 1125 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz 1201 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 76.86
Floating-point performance 2,460 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 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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