FirePro M4000 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro M4000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro M4000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

FirePro M4000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro M4000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with FirePro M4000 or Maxwell GPU Surface Book here:

Main Specs

  FirePro M4000 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt
Interface MXM-A (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • FirePro M4000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • FirePro M4000 is used in Mobile workstations, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - in Laptops.
  • FirePro M4000 is build with GCN architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 354 MHz higher, than FirePro M4000.
  • FirePro M4000 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 512 MHz higher, than FirePro M4000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 8−9
ultra / 1080p 4−5 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 20−22
medium / 1080p 9−10 10−12
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than FirePro M4000.

Full Specs

  FirePro M4000 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Architecture GCN Maxwell
Code name Cape Verde GLM Surface Book
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 1 July 2012 1 October 2015
Pipelines 512 384
Core clock speed 600 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 21.60
Floating-point performance 691.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support n/a
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 79 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor MXM-A
StereoOutput3D +
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