Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon RX Vega 8
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega 8, 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 RX Vega 8, check out specs charts below.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega 8 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega 8 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 8 here:
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - with Vega.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega 8 - by 14 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
8−9
8−9
ultra / 1080p
5−6
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−12
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
30−33
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Battlefield 5 is 5% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
150−160
medium / 768p
130−140
120−130
ultra / 1080p
65−70
60−65
QHD / 1440p
35−40
35−40
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 3% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
medium / 768p
65−70
65−70
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p
10−11
10−11
ultra / 1080p
9−10
9−10
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
24−27
21−24
medium / 1080p
10−12
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
16−18
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
70−75
65−70
medium / 1080p
30−33
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Fortnite is 6% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
14−16
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
QHD / 1440p
3−4
2−3
low / 720p
30−35
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
16−18
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Grand Theft Auto V is 6% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
6−7
5−6
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
1−2
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Metro Exodus is 16% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
95−100
90−95
ultra / 1080p
85−90
85−90
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Minecraft is 2% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
high / 1080p
18−20
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
35−40
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
14−16
medium / 1080p
12−14
12−14
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega 8 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p
30−35
30−33
medium / 768p
21−24
20−22
high / 1080p
10−12
10−12
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 6% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
ultra / 1080p
24−27
21−24
high / 768p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in World of Tanks is 3% more, than Radeon RX Vega 8.
Full Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Radeon RX Vega 8
Architecture
Maxwell
Vega
Code name
Surface Book
Vega Raven Ridge
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 October 2015
26 October 2017
Pipelines
384
512
Core clock speed
954 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
1200 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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