NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
VS
AMD Radeon HD 6970
NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
VS
AMD Radeon HD 6970

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)  vs  AMD Radeon HD 6970.

430
Place in performance rating
386
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Value for money (0-100)
56.19
Maxwell
Architecture
Terascale 2
Surface Book
Code name
Cayman
Laptop
Type
Desktop
1 October 2015 (6 years ago)
Release date
14 December 2010 (10 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$369
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Price now
$217 (0.6x MSRP)
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Design
reference
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Value for money
3.34
Surface Book
GPU code name
Cayman
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)  vs  AMD Radeon HD 6970 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

384
Pipelines
1536
954 MHz
Core clock speed
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993 MHz
Boost Clock
880 MHz
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Transistor count
2,640 million
28 nm
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
550 Watt
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Texture fill rate
84.48
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Floating-point performance
2,703.4 gflops
384
Pipelines / CUDA cores
1536
993 MHz
Boost clock speed
880 MHz
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Number of transistors
2,640 million
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Thermal design power (TDP)
550 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and AMD Radeon HD 6970 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

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Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
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Length
267 mm
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Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
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Bus support
PCIe 2.0 x16

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) vs AMD Radeon HD 6970.

GDDR5
Memory type
DDR5
1 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
64 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
5012 MHz
Memory clock speed
1375 MHz
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Shared memory
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Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) vs AMD Radeon HD 6970.

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Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Eyefinity
1
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HDMI
+
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DisplayPort support
-

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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GPU Boost
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CUDA
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GeForce Experience
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Optimus
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AppAcceleration
-
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CrossFire
1
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HD3D
-
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PowerTune
-
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TrueAudio
-
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ZeroCore
-
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Enduro
-

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and AMD Radeon HD 6970 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
DirectX
DirectX® 11
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OpenGL
4.4
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Shader Model
5.0
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OpenCL
1.2
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Mantle
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Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) and AMD Radeon HD 6970 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) or AMD Radeon HD 6970 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
AMD Radeon HD 6970
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
AMD Radeon HD 6970
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
AMD Radeon HD 6970
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
AMD Radeon HD 6970
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
AMD Radeon HD 6970
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)

Finer manufacturing process technology (28 nm vs 40 nm)

Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 6970

3.75% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (1536 vs 384)

More maximum RAM amount (2 GB vs 1 GB)

So, NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) or AMD Radeon HD 6970?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon HD 6970 .

NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5) versus AMD Radeon HD 6970 performance benchmarks comparison

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