Radeon RX 7600 XT vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

Place in performance ranking	674	67
Place by popularity	not in top-100	69
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	29.95
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	RDNA 3.0 (2022)
GPU code name	Surface Book	Navi 33
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 October 2015 (8 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$329
Current price	no data	$477 (1.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	384	2048
Core clock speed	954 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	993 MHz	2755 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	352.6

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Maxwell GPU Surface Book and Radeon RX 7600 XT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	204 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1
HDMI	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (FL 11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.2
Vulkan	no data	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

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 HD

−1082%

260−270
+1082%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8

−1114%

85−90
+1114%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1111%	230−240 +1111%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1100%	60−65 +1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −1111%	230−240 +1111%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Battlefield 5	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −1100%	120−130 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%
Hitman 3	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1111%	230−240 +1111%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1100%	60−65 +1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −1111%	230−240 +1111%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −1088%	190−200 +1088%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −1111%	230−240 +1111%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −1067%	140−150 +1067%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −1111%	230−240 +1111%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−1122%

110−120

+1122%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −1067%	70−75 +1067%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Hitman 3	8−9 −1088%	95−100 +1088%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −1122%	110−120 +1122%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −1067%	35−40 +1067%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8

−1114%

85−90
+1114%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −1100%	60−65 +1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −1100%	60−65 +1100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−1025%

45−50
+1025%

This is how Maxwell GPU Surface Book and RX 7600 XT compete in popular games:

RX 7600 XT is 1082% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.68	45.05
Recency	1 October 2015	8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm

RX 7600 XT has a 1124.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7600 XT 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 Radeon RX 7600 XT is a desktop one.

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