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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Radeon HD 5870

    When choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon HD 5870, 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 Radeon HD 5870.
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    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:

    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Radeon HD 5870
    Power consumption (TDP) 188 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon HD 5870 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5870 - in Desktops.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 5870 - with TeraScale 2.
    • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 104 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5870 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 212 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5870.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 10−12
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
    low / 720p 21−24 24−27
    medium / 1080p 12−14 14−16
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 16% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

    Full Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Radeon HD 5870
    Architecture Maxwell TeraScale 2
    Code name Surface Book Cypress
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 October 2015 23 September 2009
    Pipelines 384 1600
    Core clock speed 954 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz
    Transistor count 2,154 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 68.00
    Floating-point performance 2,720.0 gflops
    Length 282 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 11.2 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.0
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    Optimus +
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