RTX A400 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.46

RTX A400 outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book by a whopping 310% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking744375
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data20.33
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameSurface BookGA107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)16 April 2024 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores384768
Core clock speed954 MHz727 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz1762 MHz
Number of transistorsno data8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rateno data42.29
Floating-point processing powerno data2.706 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24
Tensor Coresno data24
Ray Tracing Coresno data6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data163 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data96 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA+8.6
DLSS-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD22
−309%
90−95
+309%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−285%
50−55
+285%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Fortnite 18−20
−295%
75−80
+295%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
Valorant 50−55
−300%
200−210
+300%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−285%
50−55
+285%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
−297%
250−260
+297%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Dota 2 30−35
−306%
130−140
+306%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Fortnite 18−20
−295%
75−80
+295%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−300%
24−27
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Valorant 50−55
−300%
200−210
+300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−285%
50−55
+285%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
Dota 2 30−35
−306%
130−140
+306%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Valorant 50−55
−300%
200−210
+300%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−295%
75−80
+295%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−285%
100−105
+285%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
−296%
95−100
+296%
Valorant 35−40
−300%
140−150
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−306%
65−70
+306%
Valorant 16−18
−282%
65−70
+282%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Dota 2 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book and RTX A400 compete in popular games:

  • RTX A400 is 309% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.46 14.20
Recency 1 October 2015 16 April 2024
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm

RTX A400 has a 310.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book in performance tests.

Be aware that Maxwell GPU Surface Book is a notebook card while RTX A400 is a workstation one.

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