Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon RX Vega M GH

In this comparison between Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega M GH 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 RX Vega M GH will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega M GH are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega M GH 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 Vega M GH here:

Main Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon RX Vega M GH
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
Interface IGP
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon RX Vega M GH 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 Vega M GH - with Vega.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX Vega M GH is 109 MHz higher, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.
  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GH - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 3412 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GH.

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 Radeon RX Vega M GH in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

Full Specs

  Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon RX Vega M GH
Architecture Maxwell Vega
Code name Surface Book Vega Kaby Lake-G
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 1 October 2015 7 January 2018
Pipelines 384 1536
Core clock speed 954 MHz 1063 MHz
Boost Clock 993 MHz 1190 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 114.2
Floating-point performance 3,656 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 204.8 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 +
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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