GeForce GTX 770M SLI vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 770M SLI and Maxwell GPU Surface Book, 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 GeForce GTX 770M SLI stacks up against Maxwell GPU Surface Book, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 770M SLI and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 770M SLI and Maxwell GPU Surface Book 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 GeForce GTX 770M SLI or Maxwell GPU Surface Book here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 770M SLI Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2x 3 GB 1 GB
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  • GeForce GTX 770M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 770M SLI is build with Kepler architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 143 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 770M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 770M SLI and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 1012 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 770M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 24−27 8−9
ultra / 1080p 14−16 5−6
QHD / 1440p 10−11 0−1
4K / 2160p 6−7
low / 720p 45−50 20−22
medium / 1080p 30−35 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 770M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 172% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 770M SLI Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Architecture Kepler Maxwell
Code name Surface Book
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 30 May 2013 1 October 2015
Pipelines 1920 384
Core clock speed 811 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 2x 2540 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Memory bus width 2x 192 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 5012 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
CUDA + +
SLI options +
Laptop size large
Optimus + +
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