Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon R8 M365DX

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R8 M365DX, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Maxwell GPU Surface Book stacks up against Radeon R8 M365DX, check out specs charts below.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R8 M365DX are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R8 M365DX 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 R8 M365DX here:

Main Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon R8 M365DX
Interface IGP
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R8 M365DX - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 234 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M365DX.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R8 M365DX are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 4212 MHz higher, than Radeon R8 M365DX.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 0−1
ultra / 1080p 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 1−2
medium / 1080p 10−12 0−1
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2000% more, than Radeon R8 M365DX.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon R8 M365DX
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name Surface Book Meso
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 October 2015 3 June 2015
Pipelines 384 768
Core clock speed 954 MHz 720 / 1125 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz 1125 MHz
Transistor count 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 27.00
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 + 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 800 / 1000 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.0
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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