Radeon HD 6380G vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon HD 6380G, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.70
+612%

Maxwell GPU Surface Book outperforms HD 6380G by a whopping 612% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7141231
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiencyno data1.02
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameSurface BookSuperSumo
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)14 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores384160
Core clock speed954 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data35 Watt
Texture fill rateno data3.200
Floating-point processing powerno data0.128 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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 dataIGP

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed5012 MHzSystem Shared
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 dataNo outputs

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA+-

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 HD24
+700%
3−4
−700%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data133.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Elden Ring 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Valorant 5−6 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Dota 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Elden Ring 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Fortnite 21−24 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Valorant 5−6 0−1
World of Tanks 60−65
+300%
16−18
−300%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Dota 2 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+313%
8−9
−313%
Valorant 5−6 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 2−3 0−1
Elden Ring 4−5 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
World of Tanks 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Valorant 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Elden Ring 2−3 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Fortnite 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Valorant 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book and HD 6380G compete in popular games:

  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 700% faster in 1080p

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

  • in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Maxwell GPU Surface Book is ahead in 31 test (94%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.70 0.52
Recency 1 October 2015 14 June 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm

Maxwell GPU Surface Book has a 611.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Maxwell GPU Surface Book is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6380G in performance tests.


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