Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Quadro K2100M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro K2100M, 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 Quadro K2100M, check out specs charts below.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro K2100M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro K2100M 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 Quadro K2100M here:

Main Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Quadro K2100M
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Quadro K2100M has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is used in Laptops, and Quadro K2100M - in Mobile workstations.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro K2100M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 287 MHz higher, than Quadro K2100M.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro K2100M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 2012 MHz higher, than Quadro K2100M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 6−7
ultra / 1080p 5−6 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 16−18
medium / 1080p 12−14 7−8
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro K2100M.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Quadro K2100M
Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name Surface Book GK106
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 1 October 2015 23 July 2013
Pipelines 384 576
Core clock speed 954 MHz 667 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 32.02
Floating-point performance 768.4 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12
Shader Model 5
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA + +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 38 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus + +
Display Port 1.2
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
nView Display Management +
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