Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Radeon R7 260X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon R7 260X, 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 Radeon R7 260X, check out specs charts below.
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
Radeon R7 260X
Power consumption (TDP)
115 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R7 260X has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 260X - in Desktops.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 260X - with GCN 2.0.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon R7 260X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
9−10
16−18
ultra / 1080p
5−6
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
30−35
50−55
medium / 1080p
16−18
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Battlefield 5 is 60% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon R7 260X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
160−170
210−220
medium / 768p
130−140
180−190
ultra / 1080p
70−75
100−110
QHD / 1440p
40−45
55−60
4K / 2160p
30−33
30−35
high / 768p
100−110
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 35% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
27−30
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
90−95
110−120
medium / 768p
70−75
95−100
ultra / 1080p
45−50
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Dota 2 is 32% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
10−12
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−11
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
24−27
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Far Cry 5 is 75% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
18−20
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
75−80
100−110
medium / 1080p
30−35
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Fortnite is 48% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
14−16
21−24
QHD / 1440p
4−5
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
35−40
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Forza Horizon 4 is 66% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
65−70
85−90
medium / 768p
55−60
75−80
high / 1080p
18−20
30−35
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Grand Theft Auto V is 36% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
6−7
10−11
ultra / 1080p
4−5
8−9
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
18−20
30−35
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Metro Exodus is 62% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
100−110
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Minecraft is 8% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
40−45
55−60
medium / 1080p
20−22
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 29% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
30−33
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 38% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
35−40
55−60
medium / 768p
21−24
35−40
high / 1080p
12−14
20−22
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−12
4K / 2160p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 58% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
low / 768p
90−95
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
high / 768p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260X in World of Tanks is 22% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
Full Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5
Radeon R7 260X
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 2.0
Code name
Surface Book
Bonaire
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
1 October 2015
8 October 2013
Pipelines
384
896
Core clock speed
954 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
1000 MHz
Transistor count
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
61.60
Floating-point performance
1,971 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth
104 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
225 Mh/s
Optimus
+
Eyefinity
+
Design
reference
DDMA audio
+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
5.16 Mh/s
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