Radeon R9 M390 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and Radeon R9 M390, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
2020
28 Watt
9.46

R9 M390 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking466449
Place by popularity75not in top-100
Power efficiency23.56no data
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)GCN (2012−2015)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XePitcairn
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)9 June 2015 (9 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 cores961024
Core clock speed400 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1350 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data5000 Million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Wattno 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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
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.

Eyefinity-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+
Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_1DirectX® 12
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno dataNot Listed
Mantle-+

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.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 9.46
R9 M390 10.04
+6.1%

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.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 6518
R9 M390 6819
+4.6%

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 HD26
−65.4%
43
+65.4%
1440p15
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
4K11
−81.8%
20
+81.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20
+33.3%
14−16
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 22
−9.1%
24−27
+9.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
+40%
14−16
−40%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−6.9%
30−35
+6.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
+80%
20−22
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−4.5%
21−24
+4.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%
Hitman 3 24
+26.3%
18−20
−26.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 124
+130%
50−55
−130%
Metro Exodus 35
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
−58.8%
27−30
+58.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−3.2%
30−35
+3.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90
+42.9%
60−65
−42.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
+20%
14−16
−20%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−6.9%
30−35
+6.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 32
+60%
20−22
−60%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
−15.4%
14−16
+15.4%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−4.5%
21−24
+4.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%
Hitman 3 23
+21.1%
18−20
−21.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 112
+107%
50−55
−107%
Metro Exodus 28
−10.7%
30−35
+10.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 26
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
−6.7%
30−35
+6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
+33.3%
60−65
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
−71.4%
24−27
+71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 23
+15%
20−22
−15%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−36.4%
14−16
+36.4%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−4.5%
21−24
+4.5%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%
Hitman 3 20
+5.3%
18−20
−5.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 23
−135%
50−55
+135%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24
−33.3%
30−35
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−28.6%
18
+28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−3.3%
60−65
+3.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−7.3%
40−45
+7.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−5%
60−65
+5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−7.7%
40−45
+7.7%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+0%
12
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and R9 M390 compete in popular games:

  • R9 M390 is 65% faster in 1080p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 7% faster in 1440p
  • R9 M390 is 82% faster in 4K

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 130% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M390 is 135% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is ahead in 18 tests (25%)
  • R9 M390 is ahead in 41 test (57%)
  • there's a draw in 13 tests (18%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.46 10.04
Recency 15 August 2020 9 June 2015
Chip lithography 10 nm 28 nm

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

R9 M390, on the other hand, has a 6.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and Radeon R9 M390.


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