Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon RX 540
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX 540. 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 540. 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 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX 540 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 540 here:
Main Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Radeon RX 540
Power consumption (TDP)
65 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
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Radeon RX 540 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 540 - with Polaris.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 988 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
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
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
20−22
30−33
medium / 1080p
10−12
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 63% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
14−16
21−24
ultra / 1080p
12−14
20−22
QHD / 1440p
0−1
6−7
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
30−35
45−50
medium / 1080p
16−18
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Battlefield 5 is 52% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX 540 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
200−210
medium / 768p
130−140
170−180
ultra / 1080p
65−70
90−95
QHD / 1440p
35−40
50−55
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−33
high / 768p
95−100
130−140
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 33% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
85−90
100−110
medium / 768p
65−70
90−95
ultra / 1080p
40−45
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Dota 2 is 32% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
10−11
16−18
ultra / 1080p
9−10
14−16
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−12
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Far Cry 5 is 58% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
16−18
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
95−100
medium / 1080p
30−33
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Fortnite is 45% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
12−14
18−20
QHD / 1440p
3−4
8−9
low / 720p
30−35
50−55
medium / 1080p
16−18
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Forza Horizon 4 is 62% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
60−65
80−85
medium / 768p
50−55
70−75
high / 1080p
16−18
27−30
ultra / 1080p
8−9
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Grand Theft Auto V is 40% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
16−18
27−30
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Metro Exodus is 71% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
high / 1080p
95−100
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
100−110
medium / 1080p
95−100
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
18−20
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
35−40
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 36% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
27−30
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 41% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
30−35
50−55
medium / 768p
21−24
30−35
high / 1080p
10−12
18−20
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 50% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
90−95
100−105
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
30−35
high / 768p
40−45
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 540 in World of Tanks is 16% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
Full Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Radeon RX 540
Architecture
Maxwell
Polaris
Code name
Surface Book
Polaris 12
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 October 2015
21 March 2017
Pipelines
384
512
Core clock speed
954 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
1219 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
39.01
Floating-point performance
1,248 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
12.0
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
CUDA
+
FreeSync
+
Laptop size
large
Optimus
+
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