Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Radeon RX 550 mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon RX 550 mobile, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 stacks up against Radeon RX 550 mobile, check out specs charts below.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon RX 550 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon RX 550 mobile are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon RX 550 mobile here:
Main Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Radeon RX 550 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon RX 550 mobile has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 333 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 988 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
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
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 91% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
16−18
30−33
ultra / 1080p
14−16
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
30−35
60−65
medium / 1080p
16−18
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Battlefield 5 is 90% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
160−170
220−230
medium / 768p
130−140
190−200
ultra / 1080p
70−75
110−120
QHD / 1440p
40−45
80−85
4K / 2160p
30−33
40−45
high / 768p
100−110
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 50% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
45−50
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Cyberpunk 2077 is 25% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
medium / 768p
70−75
100−110
ultra / 1080p
45−50
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Dota 2 is 41% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
10−12
21−24
ultra / 1080p
10−11
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
4−5
7−8
low / 720p
24−27
50−55
medium / 1080p
12−14
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Far Cry 5 is 116% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
18−20
30−35
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
14−16
low / 720p
75−80
110−120
medium / 1080p
30−35
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Fortnite is 68% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
16−18
30−35
ultra / 1080p
14−16
24−27
QHD / 1440p
4−5
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
35−40
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Forza Horizon 4 is 94% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
65−70
100−105
medium / 768p
55−60
90−95
high / 1080p
18−20
35−40
ultra / 1080p
8−9
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Grand Theft Auto V is 60% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
6−7
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
18−20
35−40
medium / 1080p
8−9
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Metro Exodus is 87% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Minecraft is 13% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
65−70
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 26% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 61% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
35−40
70−75
medium / 768p
21−24
40−45
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
4K / 2160p
7−8
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 88% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
40−45
high / 768p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
Full Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Radeon RX 550 mobile
Architecture
Maxwell
Polaris
Code name
Surface Book
Polaris 12
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 October 2015
21 March 2017
Pipelines
384
640
Core clock speed
954 MHz
1287 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
1476 MHz
Transistor count
2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
51.48
Floating-point performance
1,647 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
+
FreeSync
+
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
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