Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon HD 7870M
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon HD 7870M. 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 7870M. 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.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon HD 7870M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon HD 7870M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 7870M here:
Main Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Radeon HD 7870M
Power consumption (TDP)
45 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon HD 7870M has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7870M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 154 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870M.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon HD 7870M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 1012 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
8−9
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
16−18
medium / 1080p
10−12
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Battlefield 5 is 26% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon HD 7870M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
130−140
medium / 768p
130−140
110−120
ultra / 1080p
65−70
50−55
QHD / 1440p
35−40
30−33
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
95−100
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 16% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
85−90
80−85
medium / 768p
65−70
60−65
ultra / 1080p
40−45
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Dota 2 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
10−11
8−9
ultra / 1080p
9−10
8−9
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−12
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
low / 720p
70−75
60−65
medium / 1080p
30−33
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Fortnite is 22% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
3−4
1−2
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Forza Horizon 4 is 23% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
60−65
50−55
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Grand Theft Auto V is 20% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
6−7
5−6
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
12−14
medium / 1080p
8−9
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Metro Exodus is 28% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
95−100
90−95
ultra / 1080p
85−90
80−85
medium / 1080p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
30−35
24−27
medium / 768p
21−24
16−18
high / 1080p
10−12
9−10
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 23% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
ultra / 1080p
24−27
20−22
high / 768p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in World of Tanks is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.
Full Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Radeon HD 7870M
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN
Code name
Surface Book
Heathrow XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 October 2015
24 April 2012
Pipelines
384
640
Core clock speed
954 MHz
800 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
32.00
Floating-point performance
1,024 gflops
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
+
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
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