Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book with Radeon RX 9070 GRE, including specs and performance data.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.38

RX 9070 GRE outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book by a whopping 1504% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking76052
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data57.67
Power efficiencyno data18.78
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameSurface BookNavi 48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)8 May 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3843072
Core clock speed954 MHz1420 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz2790 MHz
Number of transistorsno data53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data220 Watt
Texture fill rateno data535.7
Floating-point processing powerno data34.28 TFLOPS
ROPsno data96
TMUsno data192
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB12 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data432.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA+-
DLSS-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD22
−1491%
350−400
+1491%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.57

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1438%
200−210
+1438%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%
God of War 9−10
−1456%
140−150
+1456%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−1438%
200−210
+1438%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1438%
200−210
+1438%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1500%
160−170
+1500%
Fortnite 18−20
−1479%
300−310
+1479%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1488%
270−280
+1488%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−1400%
120−130
+1400%
God of War 9−10
−1456%
140−150
+1456%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1500%
240−250
+1500%
Valorant 50−55
−1500%
800−850
+1500%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−1438%
200−210
+1438%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1438%
200−210
+1438%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
−1487%
1000−1050
+1487%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%
Dota 2 30−35
−1463%
500−550
+1463%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1500%
160−170
+1500%
Fortnite 18−20
−1479%
300−310
+1479%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1488%
270−280
+1488%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−1400%
120−130
+1400%
God of War 9−10
−1456%
140−150
+1456%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
−1500%
160−170
+1500%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1483%
95−100
+1483%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1500%
240−250
+1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1445%
170−180
+1445%
Valorant 50−55
−1500%
800−850
+1500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−1438%
200−210
+1438%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%
Dota 2 30−35
−1463%
500−550
+1463%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1500%
160−170
+1500%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1488%
270−280
+1488%
God of War 9−10
−1456%
140−150
+1456%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−1500%
240−250
+1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1445%
170−180
+1445%
Valorant 50−55
−1500%
800−850
+1500%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
−1479%
300−310
+1479%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−1438%
400−450
+1438%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−1452%
450−500
+1452%
Valorant 30−35
−1371%
500−550
+1371%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1500%
80−85
+1500%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−1400%
120−130
+1400%
God of War 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1400%
60−65
+1400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
−1471%
110−120
+1471%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−1463%
250−260
+1463%
Valorant 16−18
−1488%
270−280
+1488%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 10−11
−1500%
160−170
+1500%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1400%
60−65
+1400%
God of War 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−1400%
60−65
+1400%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−1400%
60−65
+1400%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book and RX 9070 GRE compete in popular games:

  • RX 9070 GRE is 1491% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.38 54.20
Recency 1 October 2015 8 May 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm

RX 9070 GRE has a 1503.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the Maxwell GPU Surface Book in performance tests.

Be aware that Maxwell GPU Surface Book is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a desktop one.

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