Radeon R9 M275X vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R9 M275X, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
R9 M275X outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 777 | 744 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Surface Book | Venus |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 October 2015 (10 years ago) | 28 January 2014 (11 years 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 cores | 384 | 640 |
| Compute units | no data | 10 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 37.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 1.184 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 40 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 160 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 1125 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 72 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | - | + |
| HD3D | - | + |
| PowerTune | - | + |
| DualGraphics | - | + |
| ZeroCore | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_0) | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | Not Listed |
| Mantle | - | + |
| CUDA | + | - |
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 HD | 22
−9.1%
| 24−27
+9.1%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−10%
|
55−60
+10%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 60−65
−11.1%
|
70−75
+11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−9.4%
|
35−40
+9.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−10%
|
55−60
+10%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−9.4%
|
35−40
+9.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−10%
|
55−60
+10%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−14.3%
|
8−9
+14.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−3.8%
|
27−30
+3.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
−7.1%
|
30−33
+7.1%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−2.9%
|
35−40
+2.9%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Valorant | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book and R9 M275X compete in popular games:
- R9 M275X is 9% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.20 | 3.69 |
| Recency | 1 October 2015 | 28 January 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 4 GB |
Maxwell GPU Surface Book has an age advantage of 1 year.
R9 M275X, on the other hand, has a 15.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The Radeon R9 M275X is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book in performance tests.
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