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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon HD 4850

    In this comparison between Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon HD 4850 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 HD 4850 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    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:

    Maxwell GPU Surface Book Laptops

    Main Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon HD 4850
    Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • Radeon HD 4850 has 511 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4850 - in Desktops.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 - with Terascale 1.
    • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 329 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 4019 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 8−9 1−2
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 20−22 12−14
    medium / 1080p 10−12 3−4
    The average gaming FPS of Maxwell GPU Surface Book in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than Radeon HD 4850.

    Full Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon HD 4850
    Architecture Maxwell Terascale 1
    Code name Surface Book RV770
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 1 October 2015 25 June 2008
    Pipelines 384 800
    Core clock speed 954 MHz 625 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz
    Transistor count 956 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 25.00
    Floating-point performance 1,000.0 gflops
    Length 246 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 993 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 63.55 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 10.1 (10_1)
    Shader Model 4.1
    OpenGL 3.3
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    Optimus +
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