Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Tiger Lake-U Graphics G7 outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book by a whopping 174% 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 | 500 | 772 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) | Maxwell (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | Tiger Lake Xe | Surface Book |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 August 2020 (5 years ago) | 1 October 2015 (10 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 | 96 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 954 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 993 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 28 nm |
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 | DDR4 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 5012 MHz |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | - | + |
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX 12_1 | 12 (FL 11_0) |
| CUDA | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
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 | 60−65
+173%
| 22
−173%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+215%
|
12−14
−215%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+195%
|
18−20
−195%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+141%
|
16−18
−141%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+127%
|
14−16
−127%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+82%
|
50−55
−82%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+215%
|
12−14
−215%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+127%
|
60−65
−127%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+113%
|
30−35
−113%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+195%
|
18−20
−195%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+141%
|
16−18
−141%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+250%
|
10−11
−250%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+217%
|
6−7
−217%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+127%
|
14−16
−127%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+118%
|
10−12
−118%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+82%
|
50−55
−82%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+215%
|
12−14
−215%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+113%
|
30−35
−113%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+200%
|
10−11
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+141%
|
16−18
−141%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+127%
|
14−16
−127%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+118%
|
10−12
−118%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60
+195%
|
18−20
−195%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 70−75
+177%
|
24−27
−177%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
+550%
|
2−3
−550%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+206%
|
30−35
−206%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+188%
|
8−9
−188%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
+233%
|
6−7
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+175%
|
8−9
−175%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 20−22
+233%
|
6−7
−233%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+188%
|
16−18
−188%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
+175%
|
4−5
−175%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+240%
|
10−11
−240%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
This is how Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book compete in popular games:
- Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 173% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 550% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 performs better in 38 tests (66%)
- there's a draw in 20 tests (34%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.76 | 3.20 |
| Recency | 15 August 2020 | 1 October 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 28 nm |
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 has a 173.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book in performance tests.
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