Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Tesla M6
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Tesla M6, 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 Tesla M6, check out specs charts below.
Tesla M6
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
Tesla M6
Power consumption (TDP)
100 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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Tesla M6 has 7 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is used in Laptops, and Tesla M6 - in Desktops.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Tesla M6 - with Maxwell 2.0.
Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 24 MHz higher, than Tesla M6.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Tesla M6 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Tesla M6 is 5012 MHz.
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
35−40
ultra / 1080p
5−6
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
20−22
4K / 2160p
−
10−12
low / 720p
21−24
65−70
medium / 1080p
12−14
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 266% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
16−18
60−65
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
20−22
low / 720p
30−35
110−120
medium / 1080p
16−18
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Battlefield 5 is 275% 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 Tesla M6 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
160−170
250−260
medium / 768p
130−140
220−230
ultra / 1080p
70−75
190−200
QHD / 1440p
40−45
120−130
4K / 2160p
30−33
75−80
high / 768p
100−110
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 100% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
27−30
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
70−75
110−120
ultra / 1080p
45−50
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Dota 2 is 64% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
10−12
50−55
ultra / 1080p
10−11
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
4−5
16−18
low / 720p
24−27
85−90
medium / 1080p
12−14
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Far Cry 5 is 325% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
18−20
65−70
ultra / 1080p
12−14
50−55
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
75−80
190−200
medium / 1080p
30−35
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Fortnite is 214% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
16−18
65−70
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
QHD / 1440p
4−5
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
35−40
110−120
medium / 1080p
18−20
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Forza Horizon 4 is 283% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
65−70
140−150
medium / 768p
55−60
130−140
high / 1080p
18−20
75−80
ultra / 1080p
8−9
35−40
QHD / 1440p
0−1
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Grand Theft Auto V is 157% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
6−7
27−30
ultra / 1080p
4−5
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
1−2
10−11
low / 720p
18−20
75−80
medium / 1080p
8−9
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Metro Exodus is 337% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
100−110
130−140
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Minecraft is 28% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
40−45
100−110
medium / 1080p
20−22
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 76% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
12−14
27−30
ultra / 1080p
8−9
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
18−20
70−75
medium / 1080p
12−14
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 207% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
35−40
140−150
medium / 768p
21−24
90−95
high / 1080p
12−14
50−55
ultra / 1080p
8−9
27−30
4K / 2160p
7−8
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 294% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
55−60
high / 768p
40−45
−
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in World of Tanks is 25% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
Full Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Tesla M6
Architecture
Maxwell
Maxwell 2.0
Code name
Surface Book
GM204
Type
Laptop
Workstation
Release date
1 October 2015
30 August 2015
Pipelines
384
1536
Core clock speed
954 MHz
930 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
1180 MHz
Transistor count
5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
113.3
Floating-point performance
3,625 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth
160.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
5.2
Optimus
+
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