Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Iris Xe MAX Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
24.46
+379%

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by a whopping 379% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking222618
Place by popularity60not in top-100
Power efficiency28.3514.21
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code nameGN20-P0DG1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)31 October 2020 (4 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 cores2048768
Core clock speed1238 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz1650 MHz
Manufacturing process technology8 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)25 Watt
Texture fill rateno data79.20
Floating-point processing powerno data2.534 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data48

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x4

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 typeGDDR6LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz2133 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data68.26 GB/s
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

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_212 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 24.46
+379%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 5.11

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 15712
+91.3%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 8214

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 11949
+88.7%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 6333

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 65252
+76.4%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 36993

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 480364
+171%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 177442

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 4497
+158%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1743

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 HD63
+133%
27
−133%
1440p43
+153%
17
−153%
4K28
+75%
16
−75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 66
+267%
18−20
−267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+104%
27−30
−104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+205%
19
−205%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+128%
35−40
−128%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+122%
21−24
−122%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
+189%
18−20
−189%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+103%
30−35
−103%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+90.8%
75−80
−90.8%
Hitman 3 57
+138%
24
−138%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+88.5%
60−65
−88.5%
Metro Exodus 126
+121%
57
−121%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
+164%
33
−164%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+127%
35−40
−127%
Watch Dogs: Legion 186
+174%
65−70
−174%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+104%
27−30
−104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+433%
6
−433%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+128%
35−40
−128%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+122%
21−24
−122%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
+128%
18−20
−128%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+103%
30−35
−103%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+90.8%
75−80
−90.8%
Hitman 3 55
+139%
23
−139%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+88.5%
60−65
−88.5%
Metro Exodus 95
+121%
43
−121%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
+96.9%
30−35
−96.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 94
+185%
33
−185%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+86.2%
27−30
−86.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180
+165%
65−70
−165%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+104%
27−30
−104%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+122%
21−24
−122%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+111%
27−30
−111%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+90.8%
75−80
−90.8%
Hitman 3 51
+143%
21
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+185%
26
−185%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 81
+179%
29
−179%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
+156%
18
−156%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
−162%
65−70
+162%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
+188%
25
−188%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+124%
16−18
−124%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+136%
10−12
−136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22
+175%
8−9
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+200%
6−7
−200%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+123%
12−14
−123%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+165%
50−55
−165%
Hitman 3 37
+164%
14−16
−164%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
+157%
21−24
−157%
Metro Exodus 52
+189%
18−20
−189%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 56
+180%
20
−180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+182%
10−12
−182%
Watch Dogs: Legion 166
+131%
70−75
−131%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 53
+179%
18−20
−179%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Hitman 3 15
+114%
7−8
−114%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+146%
50−55
−146%
Metro Exodus 37
+270%
10−11
−270%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+164%
11
−164%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+127%
14−16
−127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
+209%
11
−209%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 25
+127%
10−12
−127%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 133% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 153% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 75% faster in 4K

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is 500% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 162% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.46 5.11
Recency 11 May 2021 31 October 2020
Chip lithography 8 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 25 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has a 378.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics, on the other hand, has 140% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe MAX Graphics in performance tests.


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