Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Quadro T1000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Quadro T1000, 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 Quadro T1000, check out specs charts below.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 here:

Main Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book Quadro T1000
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is used in Laptops, and Quadro T1000 - in Desktops.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is build with Maxwell architecture, and Quadro T1000 - with Turing.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 441 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Quadro T1000 - by 12 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro T1000 is 2988 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 35−40
ultra / 1080p 5−6 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 20−22 60−65
medium / 1080p 10−12 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro T1000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book Quadro T1000
Architecture Maxwell Turing
Code name Surface Book TU117
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 October 2015 27 May 2019
Pipelines 384
Core clock speed 954 MHz 1395 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz 1455 MHz
Transistor count 4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 8000 MHz
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6
CUDA +
Optimus +
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