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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book vs Radeon RX Vega M GL 870

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870, 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 Vega M GL 870, check out specs charts below.
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    Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 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 GL 870 here:

    Maxwell GPU Surface Book Laptops
    Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
    Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
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    • Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 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 GL 870 - with Vega.
    • Core clock speed of Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 23 MHz higher, than Radeon RX Vega M GL 870.
    • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon RX Vega M GL 870 - by 14 nm process technology.

    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 GL 870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 272% more, than Maxwell GPU Surface Book.

    Full Specs

      Maxwell GPU Surface Book Radeon RX Vega M GL 870
    Architecture Maxwell Vega
    Code name Surface Book Vega Kaby Lake-G
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 October 2015 7 January 2018
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 954 MHz 931 MHz
    Boost Clock 993 MHz 1011 MHz
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0 DirectX 12_1
    CUDA +
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
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