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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon R7 A265

    In this comparison between Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R7 A265 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 Maxwell GPU Surface Book will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 A265 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Radeon R7 A265

    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 R7 A265
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon R7 A265 has 1 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 A265 - in Desktops.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R7 A265 - with GCN 1.0.
    • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 229 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R7 A265 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 3212 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 A265.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 1−2
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 20−22 12−14
    medium / 1080p 10−12 3−4
    The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Radeon R7 A265.

    Full Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon R7 A265
    Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
    Code name Surface Book Opal
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 October 2015 9 January 2014
    Pipelines 384 384
    Core clock speed 954 MHz 725 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz 825 MHz
    Transistor count 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19.80
    Floating-point performance 633.6 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 28.8 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 +
    Optimus +
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