ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 vs Maxwell GPU Surface Book

Maxwell GPU Surface Book Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
VS
Radeon Xpress 1100 Radeon Xpress 2100 IGP

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Maxwell GPU Surface Book with Radeon Xpress 1100, including specs and performance data.

Maxwell GPU Surface Book
2015
1 GB GDDR5
3.69
+4000%

Maxwell GPU Surface Book outperforms ATI Xpress 1100 by a whopping 4000% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Maxwell GPU Surface Book Maxwell GPU Surface Book
ATI Xpress 1100 Xpress 1100

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7221474
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Rage 8 (2002−2007)
GPU code nameSurface BookRC410
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 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 cores3846
Core clock speed954 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed993 MHz300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology28 nm130 nm
Texture fill rateno data0.6
ROPsno data2
TMUsno data2

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 1.0 x16
Widthno dataIGP
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)9.0 (9_0)
OpenGLno data2.0
OpenCLno dataN/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 HD220−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 12−14 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Fortnite 18−20 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Valorant 50−55
+100%
24−27
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Battlefield 5 12−14 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+530%
10−11
−530%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Dota 2 30−35
+300%
8−9
−300%
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Fortnite 18−20 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11 0−1
Metro Exodus 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Valorant 50−55
+100%
24−27
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Dota 2 30−35
+300%
8−9
−300%
Far Cry 5 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Valorant 50−55
+100%
24−27
−100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6 0−1
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27 0−1
Valorant 35−40 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 4−5 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8 0−1

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Valorant 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Dota 2 10−12 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

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

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Maxwell GPU Surface Book is 1600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Maxwell GPU Surface Book surpassed ATI Xpress 1100 in all 31 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.

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