Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon R9 M370X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R9 M370X. 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 R9 M370X. 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 R9 M370X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R9 M370X 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 R9 M370X here:

Main Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon R9 M370X
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
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  • Radeon R9 M370X 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 R9 M370X - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 154 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M370X.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon R9 M370X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 512 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M370X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 3−4
ultra / 1080p 5−6 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 14−16
medium / 1080p 10−12 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than Radeon R9 M370X.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon R9 M370X
Architecture Maxwell GCN 1.0
Code name Surface Book Cape Verde
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 October 2015 19 May 2015
Pipelines 384 640
Core clock speed 954 MHz 800 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz
Transistor count 1500 Million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 4500 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 DirectX 12 (FL 11_1), Shader 5.0
CUDA +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 125 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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