Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Quadro 7000

In this comparison between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro 7000 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 Quadro 7000 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 Quadro 7000
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro 7000 has 5 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is used in Laptops, and Quadro 7000 - in Desktops.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro 7000 - with Fermi 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 303 MHz higher, than Quadro 7000.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro 7000 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 1608 MHz higher, than Quadro 7000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 18−20
ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 21−24 35−40
medium / 1080p 12−14 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 7000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Quadro 7000
Architecture Maxwell Fermi 2.0
Code name Surface Book GF110
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 October 2015 2 May 2012
Pipelines 384 512
Core clock speed 954 MHz 651 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 41.66
Floating-point performance 1,332 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 3404 MHz
Memory bandwidth 163.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA + 2.0
Optimus +
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