Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000. 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 RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000. 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 RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000 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 Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000 here:

Main Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
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  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000 - with Vega.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 10−11
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 20−22 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−12 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon RX Vega 6 Ryzen 2000 3000
Architecture Maxwell Vega
Code name Surface Book Vega Raven Ridge
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 October 2015 7 January 2018
Pipelines 384 384
Core clock speed 954 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz 1100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Shared memory - -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 DirectX 12_1
CUDA +
Optimus +
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