FirePro V5800 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

In this comparison between FirePro V5800 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people FirePro V5800 will be the best choice, for others Maxwell GPU Surface Book will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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

  FirePro V5800 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Power consumption (TDP) 74 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro V5800 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
  • FirePro V5800 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 264 MHz higher, than FirePro V5800.
  • FirePro V5800 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 1012 MHz higher, than FirePro V5800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 8−9
ultra / 1080p 4−5 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 16−18 20−22
medium / 1080p 7−8 10−12
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 37% more, than FirePro V5800.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5800 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Architecture TeraScale 2 Maxwell
Code name Juniper Surface Book
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 26 April 2010 1 October 2015
Pipelines 800 384
Core clock speed 690 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 27.60
Floating-point performance 1,104.0 gflops
Length 229 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 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 +
Optimus +
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