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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs UHD Graphics 617

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and UHD Graphics 617. 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 UHD Graphics 617. 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 and UHD Graphics 617 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and UHD Graphics 617 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 UHD Graphics 617 here:

    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Laptops
    UHD Graphics 617 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 UHD Graphics 617
    Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x1
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and UHD Graphics 617 - with Gen. 9 Amber Lake.
    • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 654 MHz higher, than UHD Graphics 617.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and UHD Graphics 617 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 21−24 14−16
    medium / 1080p 12−14 6−7
    The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than UHD Graphics 617.

    Full Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 UHD Graphics 617
    Architecture Maxwell Gen. 9 Amber Lake
    Code name Surface Book Kaby-Lake GT2
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 October 2015 30 October 2018
    Pipelines 384 24
    Core clock speed 954 MHz 300 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz 1150 MHz
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 25.20
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 64/128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
    Shared memory - +
    DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 2.1
    Vulkan 1.1.103
    CUDA +
    Optimus +
    Quick Sync +
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