Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Radeon R8 M445DX

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon R8 M445DX. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon R8 M445DX. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon R8 M445DX are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon R8 M445DX 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 Radeon R8 M445DX here:

Main Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Radeon R8 M445DX
Interface IGP
Memory type GDDR5 DDR4/DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R8 M445DX - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 234 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M445DX.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon R8 M445DX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is 4079 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M445DX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 1−2
medium / 1080p 12−14 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than Radeon R8 M445DX.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Radeon R8 M445DX
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name Surface Book Meso
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 October 2015 1 June 2016
Pipelines 384 704
Core clock speed 954 MHz 720 / 1020 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz 1021 MHz
Transistor count 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 20.42
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 + 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 933 / 1000 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.0
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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