ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

Place in the ranking	714	1464
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

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Elden Ring	8−9	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Metro Exodus	8−9	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Valorant	5−6	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Dota 2	10−12	0−1
Elden Ring	8−9	0−1
Far Cry 5	20−22 +300%	5−6 −300%
Fortnite	21−24	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12	0−1
Metro Exodus	8−9	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +560%	5−6 −560%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%
Valorant	5−6	0−1
World of Tanks	60−65 +611%	9−10 −611%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Dota 2	10−12	0−1
Far Cry 5	20−22 +300%	5−6 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +560%	5−6 −560%
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	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3	0−1
World of Tanks	24−27	0−1

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 +400%	1−2 −400%
Valorant	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%

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	0−1
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	0−1

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Maxwell GPU Surface Book is ahead in 27 tests (93%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.70	0.09
Recency	1 October 2015	17 October 2007
Chip lithography	28 nm	130 nm

Maxwell GPU Surface Book has a 4011.1% 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.