Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon HD 7790

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon HD 7790. 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon HD 7790. 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

	Maxwell GPU Surface Book	Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP)		85 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon HD 7790 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 46 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon HD 7790 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 988 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	8−9	16−18
ultra / 1080p	5−6	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	20−22	30−35
medium / 1080p	10−12	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 81% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	30−35	50−55
medium / 1080p	16−18	27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Battlefield 5 is 68% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon HD 7790 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	150−160	210−220
medium / 768p	130−140	180−190
ultra / 1080p	65−70	100−110
QHD / 1440p	35−40	55−60
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−35
high / 768p	95−100	140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 43% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	24−27	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 13% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	85−90	110−120
medium / 768p	65−70	95−100
ultra / 1080p	40−45	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Dota 2 is 43% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	10−11	18−20
ultra / 1080p	9−10	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	4−5	6−7
low / 720p	24−27	40−45
medium / 1080p	10−12	20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Far Cry 5 is 75% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	16−18	24−27
ultra / 1080p	12−14	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	70−75	100−110
medium / 1080p	30−33	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Fortnite is 57% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	14−16	27−30
ultra / 1080p	12−14	21−24
QHD / 1440p	3−4	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	30−35	55−60
medium / 1080p	16−18	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Forza Horizon 4 is 87% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	60−65	85−90
medium / 768p	50−55	75−80
high / 1080p	16−18	30−35
ultra / 1080p	8−9	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Grand Theft Auto V is 48% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	6−7	10−11
ultra / 1080p	4−5	8−9
4K / 2160p	1−2	3−4
low / 720p	16−18	30−35
medium / 1080p	8−9	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Metro Exodus is 85% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	95−100	110−120
high / 1080p	95−100	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Minecraft is 13% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	18−20
low / 720p	35−40	55−60
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 40% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p	12−14	14−16
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	16−18	30−33
medium / 1080p	12−14	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	30−35	55−60
medium / 768p	21−24	35−40
high / 1080p	10−12	20−22
ultra / 1080p	7−8	10−12
4K / 2160p	6−7	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 68% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	50−55	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	35−40
high / 768p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in World of Tanks is 22% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Full Specs

	Maxwell GPU Surface Book	Radeon HD 7790
Architecture	Maxwell	GCN 2.0
Code name	Surface Book	Bonaire
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2015	22 March 2013
Pipelines	384	896
Core clock speed	954 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost Clock	993 MHz
Transistor count		2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate		56.00
Floating-point performance		1,792 gflops
Length		183 mm
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth		96 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0	12 (12_0)
Shader Model		6.3
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		2.0
Vulkan		1.2.131
CUDA	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		218 Mh/s
Optimus	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		5.2 Mh/s
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Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon HD 7790

Maxwell GPU Surface Book is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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