Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon RX 5500M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX 5500M, 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 5500M, check out specs charts below.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX 5500M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX 5500M 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 5500M here:
Main Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP)
85 Watt
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon RX 5500M 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 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 373 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 8988 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
21−24
ultra / 1080p
5−6
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
20−22
40−45
medium / 1080p
10−12
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 127% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
14−16
30−35
ultra / 1080p
12−14
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
30−35
70−75
medium / 1080p
16−18
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Battlefield 5 is 121% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
150−160
230−240
medium / 768p
130−140
200−210
ultra / 1080p
65−70
120−130
QHD / 1440p
35−40
95−100
4K / 2160p
27−30
50−55
high / 768p
95−100
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 72% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 32% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
85−90
120−130
medium / 768p
65−70
100−110
ultra / 1080p
40−45
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Dota 2 is 60% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
10−11
24−27
ultra / 1080p
9−10
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
4−5
8−9
low / 720p
24−27
50−55
medium / 1080p
10−12
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Far Cry 5 is 125% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
16−18
30−35
ultra / 1080p
12−14
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
70−75
120−130
medium / 1080p
30−33
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Fortnite is 90% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
14−16
35−40
ultra / 1080p
12−14
27−30
QHD / 1440p
3−4
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
30−35
70−75
medium / 1080p
16−18
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Forza Horizon 4 is 143% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
60−65
100−110
medium / 768p
50−55
95−100
high / 1080p
16−18
40−45
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Grand Theft Auto V is 85% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
6−7
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
16−18
40−45
medium / 1080p
8−9
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Metro Exodus is 142% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
95−100
120−130
high / 1080p
95−100
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Minecraft is 23% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
70−75
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 52% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
40−45
medium / 1080p
12−14
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 91% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
30−35
75−80
medium / 768p
21−24
45−50
high / 1080p
10−12
24−27
ultra / 1080p
7−8
14−16
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 112% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
40−45
high / 768p
40−45
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
Full Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture
Maxwell
Navi / RDNA
Code name
Surface Book
Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
1 October 2015
29 September 2019
Pipelines
384
1408
Core clock speed
954 MHz
1327 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
1645 MHz
Transistor count
6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
7 nm
Texture fill rate
144.8
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
224.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.5
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
+
Laptop size
medium sized
Optimus
+
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