FirePro W7100 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

In this comparison between FirePro W7100 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 W7100 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 W7100 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort
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  • FirePro W7100 has 7 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
  • FirePro W7100 is used in Desktops, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and Maxwell GPU Surface Book - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 34 MHz higher, than FirePro W7100.
  • FirePro W7100 and Maxwell GPU Surface Book are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 12 MHz higher, than FirePro W7100.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 8−9
ultra / 1080p 21−24 5−6
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 20−22
medium / 1080p 40−45 10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7100 Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Architecture GCN 3.0 Maxwell
Code name Tonga Surface Book
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 12 August 2014 1 October 2015
Pipelines 1792 384
Core clock speed 920 MHz 954 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 103.0
Floating-point performance 3,297 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 362 Mh/s
Optimus +
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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