Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon RX 560
Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX 560. 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 560. 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 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
Radeon RX 560
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 560 has 3 GB more memory, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 560 - in Desktops.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon RX 560 - with GCN 4.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 221 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 560 - by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 560 is 1988 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
18−20
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
20−22
35−40
medium / 1080p
10−12
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
14−16
30−33
ultra / 1080p
12−14
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
30−35
60−65
medium / 1080p
16−18
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Battlefield 5 is 100% 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 560 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
150−160
220−230
medium / 768p
130−140
190−200
ultra / 1080p
65−70
110−120
QHD / 1440p
35−40
75−80
4K / 2160p
27−30
40−45
high / 768p
95−100
160−170
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 58% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
45−50
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 27% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
85−90
110−120
medium / 768p
65−70
100−110
ultra / 1080p
40−45
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Dota 2 is 52% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
10−11
21−24
ultra / 1080p
9−10
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
4−5
7−8
low / 720p
24−27
45−50
medium / 1080p
10−12
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Far Cry 5 is 108% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
16−18
30−33
ultra / 1080p
12−14
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
110−120
medium / 1080p
30−33
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Fortnite is 78% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
14−16
30−35
ultra / 1080p
12−14
24−27
QHD / 1440p
3−4
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
30−35
60−65
medium / 1080p
16−18
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Forza Horizon 4 is 112% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
60−65
95−100
medium / 768p
50−55
85−90
high / 1080p
16−18
35−40
ultra / 1080p
8−9
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Grand Theft Auto V is 68% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
6−7
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
4K / 2160p
1−2
2−3
low / 720p
16−18
35−40
medium / 1080p
8−9
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Metro Exodus is 114% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
high / 1080p
95−100
−
ultra / 1080p
85−90
−
medium / 1080p
95−100
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
18−20
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
65−70
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 43% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
8−9
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
35−40
medium / 1080p
12−14
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 66% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
low / 768p
30−35
65−70
medium / 768p
21−24
40−45
high / 1080p
10−12
21−24
ultra / 1080p
7−8
12−14
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 560 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 87% 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 560 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
Full Specs
Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Radeon RX 560
Architecture
Maxwell
GCN 4.0
Code name
Surface Book
Polaris 21
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
1 October 2015
18 April 2017
Pipelines
384
1024
Core clock speed
954 MHz
1175 MHz
Boost Clock
993 MHz
1275 MHz
Transistor count
3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
81.60
Floating-point performance
2,611 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
64 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
CUDA
+
Optimus
+
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