ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book with Radeon Xpress 1100, including specs and performance data.
Maxwell GPU Surface Book outperforms ATI Xpress 1100 by a whopping 4000% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 712 | 1463 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | Surface Book | RC410 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 October 2015 (9 years ago) | 17 October 2007 (17 years ago) |
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 cores | 384 | 6 |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 993 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 0.6 |
| ROPs | no data | 2 |
| TMUs | no data | 2 |
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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | System 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 Connectors | no data | No 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.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 11_0) | 9.0 (9_0) |
| OpenGL | no data | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| 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 HD | 24 | 0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
+225%
|
8−9
−225%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
+50%
|
27−30
−50%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
+225%
|
8−9
−225%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
+50%
|
27−30
−50%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
+225%
|
8−9
−225%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+250%
|
4−5
−250%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+66.7%
|
9−10
−66.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
+50%
|
27−30
−50%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7 | 0−1 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Hitman 3 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 21−24 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 350% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Maxwell GPU Surface Book surpassed ATI Xpress 1100 in all 29 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.69 | 0.09 |
| Recency | 1 October 2015 | 17 October 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 130 nm |
Maxwell GPU Surface Book has a 4000% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Maxwell GPU Surface Book is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Xpress 1100 in performance tests.
Be aware that Maxwell GPU Surface Book is a notebook card while Radeon Xpress 1100 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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