Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Place in the ranking	32	617
Place by popularity	71	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	52.56	no data
Power efficiency	14.59	14.16
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	GA104	DG1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)	31 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	6144	768
Core clock speed	1575 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	290 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	339.8	79.20
Floating-point processing power	21.75 TFLOPS	2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	24
TMUs	192	48
Tensor Cores	192	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	48	no data

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	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	no data

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	GDDR6X	LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1188 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth	608.3 GB/s	68.26 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.6	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.2
CUDA	8.6	-

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 3070 Ti 61.09
+1095%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 5.11

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3070 Ti 23575
+1096%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1971

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 3070 Ti 49760
+506%

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 3070 Ti 37663
+495%

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 3070 Ti 208428
+463%

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 3070 Ti 822127
+363%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 177442

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	185 +585%	27 −585%
1440p	104 +512%	17 −512%
4K	64 +300%	16 −300%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.24	no data
1440p	5.76	no data
4K	9.36	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

174
+867%

18−20

−867%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	171 +533%	27−30 −533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +468%	19 −468%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +442%	35−40 −442%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +391%	21−24 −391%
Cyberpunk 2077	138 +667%	18−20 −667%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +315%	27−30 −315%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +363%	30−35 −363%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +200%	75−80 −200%
Hitman 3	120−130 +413%	24 −413%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +275%	60−65 −275%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +172%	57 −172%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +255%	33 −255%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	240−250 +573%	35−40 −573%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +119%	65−70 −119%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +370%	27−30 −370%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +1700%	6 −1700%
Battlefield 5	190−200 +442%	35−40 −442%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +391%	21−24 −391%
Cyberpunk 2077	121 +572%	18−20 −572%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +315%	27−30 −315%
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150 +363%	30−35 −363%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +200%	75−80 −200%
Hitman 3	120−130 +435%	23 −435%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +275%	60−65 −275%
Metro Exodus	150−160 +260%	43 −260%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +266%	30−35 −266%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	316 +858%	33 −858%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +345%	27−30 −345%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140−150 +119%	65−70 −119%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	103 +281%	27−30 −281%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−110 +500%	18−20 −500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	110−120 +391%	21−24 −391%
Cyberpunk 2077	111 +517%	18−20 −517%
Far Cry 5	110−120 +315%	27−30 −315%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +200%	75−80 −200%
Hitman 3	120−130 +486%	21 −486%
Horizon Zero Dawn	243 +835%	26 −835%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	274 +845%	29 −845%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	147 +717%	18 −717%
Watch Dogs: Legion	108 +58.8%	65−70 −58.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

110−120
+368%

−368%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	130−140 +518%	21−24 −518%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +465%	16−18 −465%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	93 +745%	10−12 −745%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	75−80 +838%	8−9 −838%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	70−75 +500%	12−14 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	73 +1117%	6−7 −1117%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +446%	12−14 −446%
Forza Horizon 4	270−280 +402%	50−55 −402%
Hitman 3	85−90 +529%	14−16 −529%
Horizon Zero Dawn	184 +700%	21−24 −700%
Metro Exodus	135 +650%	18−20 −650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	205 +925%	20 −925%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 +855%	10−12 −855%
Watch Dogs: Legion	230−240 +224%	70−75 −224%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

100−110
+447%

18−20

−447%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +545%	10−12 −545%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +638%	8−9 −638%
Hitman 3	50−55 +643%	7−8 −643%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +327%	50−55 −327%
Metro Exodus	90−95 +810%	10−11 −810%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	109 +891%	11 −891%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +729%	7−8 −729%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	45−50 +820%	5−6 −820%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +780%	5−6 −780%
Cyberpunk 2077	36 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +600%	6−7 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +547%	14−16 −547%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	119 +982%	11 −982%
Watch Dogs: Legion	46 +1050%	4−5 −1050%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65
+464%

10−12

−464%

This is how RTX 3070 Ti and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

RTX 3070 Ti is 585% faster in 1080p
RTX 3070 Ti is 512% faster in 1440p
RTX 3070 Ti is 300% 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 3070 Ti is 3500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3070 Ti surpassed Iris Xe MAX Graphics in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	61.09	5.11
Recency	31 May 2021	31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	290 Watt	25 Watt

RTX 3070 Ti has a 1095.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics, on the other hand, has 1060% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe MAX Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is a desktop card while Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a notebook one.

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