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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon RX 550 mobile

    In this comparison between Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX 550 mobile 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 RX 550 mobile will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX 550 mobile are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX 550 mobile 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 RX 550 mobile here:

    Maxwell GPU Surface Book Laptops
    Radeon RX 550 mobile Laptops

    Main Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon RX 550 mobile
    Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Radeon RX 550 mobile has 3 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 RX 550 mobile - with Polaris.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 333 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 550 mobile - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 550 mobile is 988 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−12
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 5−6
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 20−22 35−40
    medium / 1080p 10−12 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 550 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 109% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

    Full Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon RX 550 mobile
    Architecture Maxwell Polaris
    Code name Surface Book Polaris 12
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 October 2015 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 384 640
    Core clock speed 954 MHz 1287 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz 1476 MHz
    Transistor count 2,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 51.48
    Floating-point performance 1,647 gflops
    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 6.4
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 2.0
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
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