FirePro V5900 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V5900 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 V5900 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.

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Maxwell GPU Surface Book is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book here:

Maxwell GPU Surface Book Laptops

Main Specs

	FirePro V5900	Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI
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FirePro V5900 has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - in Laptops.
FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 354 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 3012 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	4−5	8−9
ultra / 1080p	2−3	5−6
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	14−16	20−22
medium / 1080p	7−8	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 57% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	30−35
medium / 1080p	10−12	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Battlefield 5 is 46% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	40−45	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	130−140	150−160
medium / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	50−55	65−70
QHD / 1440p	24−27	35−40
4K / 2160p	12−14	27−30
high / 768p	75−80	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 26% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	24−27
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Cyberpunk 2077 is 10% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	80−85	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	65−70
ultra / 1080p	30−35	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Dota 2 is 14% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	10−11
ultra / 1080p	5−6	9−10
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	16−18	24−27
medium / 1080p	7−8	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Far Cry 5 is 50% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	7−8	16−18
ultra / 1080p	0−1	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	−
low / 720p	55−60	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Fortnite is 42% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	10−11	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	3−4
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	21−24	30−35
medium / 1080p	12−14	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Forza Horizon 4 is 40% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	50−55	60−65
medium / 768p	−	50−55
high / 1080p	10−11	16−18
ultra / 1080p	4−5	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Grand Theft Auto V is 31% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	3−4	6−7
ultra / 1080p	1−2	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	1−2
low / 720p	10−11	16−18
medium / 1080p	4−5	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Metro Exodus is 80% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
high / 1080p	−	95−100
ultra / 1080p	80−85	85−90
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Minecraft is 5% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	6−7	18−20
ultra / 1080p	2−3	14−16
4K / 2160p	0−1	−
low / 720p	27−30	35−40
medium / 1080p	9−10	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 100% more, than FirePro V5900.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	10−11	16−18
medium / 1080p	9−10	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	20−22	30−35
medium / 768p	12−14	21−24
high / 1080p	6−7	10−12
ultra / 1080p	4−5	7−8
4K / 2160p	3−4	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 77% more, than FirePro V5900.
low / 768p	75−80	90−95
medium / 768p	40−45	50−55
ultra / 1080p	18−20	24−27
high / 768p	30−35	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in World of Tanks is 26% more, than FirePro V5900.

Full Specs

	FirePro V5900	Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Architecture	TeraScale 3	Maxwell
Code name	Cayman	Surface Book
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	24 May 2011	1 October 2015
Pipelines	512	384
Core clock speed	600 MHz	954 MHz
Boost Clock		993 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	19.20
Floating-point performance	614.4 gflops
Length	230 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	66 Mh/s
Optimus		+
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FirePro V5900 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

Maxwell GPU Surface Book is a Laptop Graphics Card

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