Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Quadro M4000

When choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro M4000, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro M4000.

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 M4000
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M4000 has 7 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is used in Laptops, and Quadro M4000 - in Desktops.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 181 MHz higher, than Quadro M4000.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Quadro M4000 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 996 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 21−24 60−65
medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 241% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Quadro M4000
Architecture Maxwell Maxwell 2.0
Code name Surface Book GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 October 2015 29 June 2015
Pipelines 384 1664
Core clock speed 954 MHz 773 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 80.39
Floating-point performance 2,573 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 6008 MHz
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12
Shader Model 5
OpenGL 4.5
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan +
CUDA + 5.2
SLI options +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 299 Mh/s
Optimus +
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
Multi-display synchronization Quadro Sync
High-Performance Video I/O6 +
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