GeForce RTX 4080 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book with GeForce RTX 4080, including specs and performance data.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.69

RTX 4080 outperforms Maxwell GPU Surface Book by a whopping 2332% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking7093
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data38.20
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameSurface BookAD103-300-A1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 October 2015 (8 years ago)20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores3849728
Core clock speed954 MHz2205 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz2505 MHz
Number of transistorsno data45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data320 Watt
Texture fill rateno data761.5
Floating-point performanceno data48.74 gflops

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 4.0 x16
Lengthno data310 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz22400 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data716.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.6
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA+8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book 3.69
RTX 4080 89.74
+2332%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book 2577
RTX 4080 86267
+3248%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book 2076
RTX 4080 57903
+2690%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book 11380
RTX 4080 185431
+1529%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book 123411
RTX 4080 769721
+524%

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 HD21
−1043%
240
+1043%
1440p7−8
−2371%
173
+2371%
4K4−5
−2675%
111
+2675%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−3200%
231
+3200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−1564%
180−190
+1564%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−13000%
262
+13000%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−2950%
240−250
+2950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1400%
120−130
+1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−3200%
231
+3200%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1586%
110−120
+1586%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−1910%
200−210
+1910%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−1171%
260−270
+1171%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1333%
120−130
+1333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−1115%
300−350
+1115%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−2483%
150−160
+2483%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1278%
120−130
+1278%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−2786%
400−450
+2786%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−267%
150−160
+267%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−1564%
180−190
+1564%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−10750%
217
+10750%
Battlefield 5 8−9
−2950%
240−250
+2950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1400%
120−130
+1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−2900%
210
+2900%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1586%
110−120
+1586%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−1910%
200−210
+1910%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−1171%
260−270
+1171%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1333%
120−130
+1333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−1115%
300−350
+1115%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−2483%
150−160
+2483%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1278%
120−130
+1278%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−3557%
512
+3557%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1273%
200−210
+1273%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−267%
150−160
+267%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−1564%
180−190
+1564%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−9350%
189
+9350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−1400%
120−130
+1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−2614%
190
+2614%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1586%
110−120
+1586%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−1171%
260−270
+1171%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1333%
120−130
+1333%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−1423%
396
+1423%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−3329%
480
+3329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1627%
259
+1627%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−290%
164
+290%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−1278%
120−130
+1278%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−2667%
160−170
+2667%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1767%
110−120
+1767%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−3600%
110−120
+3600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2633%
80−85
+2633%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−6350%
129
+6350%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−2000%
80−85
+2000%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−13450%
270−280
+13450%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1538%
130−140
+1538%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−3589%
332
+3589%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−6267%
191
+6267%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−943%
240−250
+943%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−1743%
120−130
+1743%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−4300%
85−90
+4300%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−3350%
65−70
+3350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−3950%
80−85
+3950%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−4900%
100
+4900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−5100%
50−55
+5100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 63
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2400%
50−55
+2400%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−9850%
190−200
+9850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−8600%
87
+8600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−2675%
110−120
+2675%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 153
+0%
153
+0%
Metro Exodus 149
+0%
149
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 390
+0%
390
+0%

4K
High Preset

Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 187
+0%
187
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 195
+0%
195
+0%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book and RTX 4080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 is 1043% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 is 2371% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 is 2675% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4080 is 13450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 is ahead in 63 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 8 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.69 89.74
Recency 1 October 2015 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm

RTX 4080 has a 2332% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4080 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 card while GeForce RTX 4080 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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