Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book with Radeon RX 9070 GRE, including specs and performance data.
RX 9070 GRE outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book by a whopping 1349% 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 | 760 | 72 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 48.50 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 16.73 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Surface Book | Navi 48 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2015 (9 years ago) | 8 May 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 1420 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | 2790 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 535.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 34.28 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 96 |
| TMUs | no data | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 96 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 432.0 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 Connectors | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
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.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
| 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 HD | 22
−1264%
| 300−350
+1264%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 1.83 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−1317%
|
170−180
+1317%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−1329%
|
100−105
+1329%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 10−11
−1300%
|
140−150
+1300%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−1285%
|
180−190
+1285%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−1317%
|
170−180
+1317%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−1329%
|
100−105
+1329%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 10−11
−1300%
|
140−150
+1300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−1300%
|
140−150
+1300%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−1321%
|
270−280
+1321%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−1338%
|
230−240
+1338%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9
−1275%
|
110−120
+1275%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1300%
|
210−220
+1300%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−1300%
|
700−750
+1300%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−1285%
|
180−190
+1285%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−1317%
|
170−180
+1317%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 60−65
−1329%
|
900−950
+1329%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−1329%
|
100−105
+1329%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 10−11
−1300%
|
140−150
+1300%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−1306%
|
450−500
+1306%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−1300%
|
140−150
+1300%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−1321%
|
270−280
+1321%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−1338%
|
230−240
+1338%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9
−1275%
|
110−120
+1275%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
−1300%
|
140−150
+1300%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−1317%
|
85−90
+1317%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1300%
|
210−220
+1300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−1264%
|
150−160
+1264%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−1300%
|
700−750
+1300%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−1285%
|
180−190
+1285%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−1329%
|
100−105
+1329%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 10−11
−1300%
|
140−150
+1300%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−1306%
|
450−500
+1306%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−1300%
|
140−150
+1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−1338%
|
230−240
+1338%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−1300%
|
210−220
+1300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−1264%
|
150−160
+1264%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−1300%
|
700−750
+1300%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
−1321%
|
270−280
+1321%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−1300%
|
70−75
+1300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−1246%
|
350−400
+1246%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−1250%
|
27−30
+1250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
−1279%
|
400−450
+1279%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
−1329%
|
500−550
+1329%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 7−8
−1329%
|
100−105
+1329%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−1317%
|
85−90
+1317%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1275%
|
110−120
+1275%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−1300%
|
70−75
+1300%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
−1329%
|
100−105
+1329%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dead Island 2 | 5−6
−1300%
|
70−75
+1300%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−1312%
|
240−250
+1312%
|
| Valorant | 16−18
−1312%
|
240−250
+1312%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−1300%
|
14−16
+1300%
|
| Dead Island 2 | 5−6
−1300%
|
70−75
+1300%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−1264%
|
150−160
+1264%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−1250%
|
27−30
+1250%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
−1275%
|
55−60
+1275%
|
This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book and RX 9070 GRE compete in popular games:
- RX 9070 GRE is 1264% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.34 | 48.40 |
| Recency | 1 October 2015 | 8 May 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
RX 9070 GRE has a 1349.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 9070 GRE 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 graphics card while Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a desktop one.
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