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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 vs Radeon RX 540

    When choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon RX 540, 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 RX 540.
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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 and Radeon RX 540 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 RX 540 here:

    Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Laptops
    Radeon RX 540 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Radeon RX 540
    Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
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    • Radeon RX 540 has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 988 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
    low / 720p 21−24 30−33
    medium / 1080p 12−14 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5.

    Full Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book 940M GDDR5 Radeon RX 540
    Architecture Maxwell Polaris
    Code name Surface Book Polaris 12
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 October 2015 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 384 512
    Core clock speed 954 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz 1219 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 39.01
    Floating-point performance 1,248 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12.0
    Shader Model 5.0
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
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