FireStream 9370 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FireStream 9370 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FireStream 9370 stacks up against Maxwell GPU Surface Book, check out specs charts below.

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:

Main Specs

  FireStream 9370 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort
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  • FireStream 9370 has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
  • FireStream 9370 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - in Laptops.
  • FireStream 9370 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 129 MHz higher, than FireStream 9370.
  • FireStream 9370 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 412 MHz higher, than FireStream 9370.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 8−9
ultra / 1080p 7−8 5−6
QHD / 1440p 2−3 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 20−22
medium / 1080p 16−18 10−12
The average gaming FPS of FireStream 9370 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Full Specs

  FireStream 9370 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Architecture TeraScale 2 Maxwell
Code name Cypress Surface Book
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 23 June 2010 1 October 2015
Pipelines 1600 384
Core clock speed 825 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 66.00
Floating-point performance 2,640.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4600 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 147.2 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 +
Optimus +
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