ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO vs Iris Xe Graphics G7
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 with Radeon HD 2900 PRO, including specs and performance data.
Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms ATI HD 2900 PRO by a whopping 571% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 425 | 951 |
| Place by popularity | 35 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.56 |
| Architecture | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Tiger Lake Xe | R600 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 August 2020 (4 years ago) | 12 December 2007 (16 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 | 96 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 720 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 200 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 9.600 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.384 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 16 |
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 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | DDR4 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 51.2 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 | no data | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX 12_1 | 10.0 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+580%
|
5−6
−580%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 30−33
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+610%
|
10−11
−610%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 55−60
+625%
|
8−9
−625%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−33
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 35−40
+600%
|
5−6
−600%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+580%
|
5−6
−580%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 30−33
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+610%
|
10−11
−610%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 55−60
+625%
|
8−9
−625%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+600%
|
5−6
−600%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−33
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 35−40
+600%
|
5−6
−600%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+600%
|
4−5
−600%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+580%
|
5−6
−580%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+733%
|
3−4
−733%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 30−33
+650%
|
4−5
−650%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+610%
|
10−11
−610%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
+600%
|
4−5
−600%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
+1000%
|
1−2
−1000%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+633%
|
3−4
−633%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18−20
+800%
|
2−3
−800%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14−16
+650%
|
2−3
−650%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+600%
|
3−4
−600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+600%
|
7−8
−600%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 45−50
+586%
|
7−8
−586%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+600%
|
2−3
−600%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.93 | 1.63 |
| Recency | 15 August 2020 | 12 December 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 80 nm |
Iris Xe Graphics G7 has a 570.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The Iris Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 2900 PRO in performance tests.
Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 2900 PRO is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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