FirePro V7900 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V7900 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 V7900 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 V7900	Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Power consumption (TDP)	151 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort
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FirePro V7900 has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
FirePro V7900 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - in Laptops.
FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 229 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
FirePro V7900 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 12 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−12	8−9
ultra / 1080p	6−7	5−6
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	20−22
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 27% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	18−20	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	35−40	30−35
medium / 1080p	20−22	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Battlefield 5 is 21% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro V7900 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	150−160
medium / 768p	150−160	130−140
ultra / 1080p	75−80	65−70
QHD / 1440p	45−50	35−40
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	110−120	95−100
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 17% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−33	24−27
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	80−85	65−70
ultra / 1080p	50−55	40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Dota 2 is 18% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	12−14	10−11
ultra / 1080p	12−14	9−10
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	30−33	24−27
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	20−22	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
low / 720p	80−85	70−75
medium / 1080p	35−40	30−33
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Fortnite is 18% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	18−20	14−16
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
QHD / 1440p	5−6	3−4
low / 720p	40−45	30−35
medium / 1080p	21−24	16−18
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Forza Horizon 4 is 25% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
medium / 768p	60−65	50−55
high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	9−10	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Grand Theft Auto V is 17% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	7−8	6−7
ultra / 1080p	5−6	4−5
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	21−24	16−18
medium / 1080p	9−10	8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	95−100
ultra / 1080p	90−95	85−90
medium / 1080p	100−105	95−100
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Minecraft is 6% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	20−22	18−20
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	8−9
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	16−18
medium / 1080p	12−14	12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 16% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	40−45	30−35
medium / 768p	24−27	21−24
high / 1080p	14−16	10−12
ultra / 1080p	8−9	7−8
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 18% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	50−55
ultra / 1080p	27−30	24−27
high / 768p	45−50	40−45
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in World of Tanks is 7% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Full Specs

	FirePro V7900	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	1280	384
Core clock speed	725 MHz	954 MHz
Boost Clock		993 MHz
Transistor count	2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	58.00
Floating-point performance	1,856.0 gflops
Length	279 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 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		+
Bus support	PCIe 2.1 x16
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	171 Mh/s
Optimus		+
Form factor	full height / full length
StereoOutput3D	+
DisplayPort count	4
Dual-link DVI support	+
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FirePro V7900 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

Maxwell GPU Surface Book is a Laptop Graphics Card

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