Radeon R9 285 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

Place in performance ranking	421	314
Place by popularity	21	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.61
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	Tonga
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)	2 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	96	1792
Core clock speed	no data	918 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	190 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	102.8

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 3.0 x16
Length	no data	221 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 6-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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	2 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	5.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	176.0 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 HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2
HDMI	-	+

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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	DirectX 12_1	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	no data	6.5
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	2.1
Vulkan	-	1.2.170

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 10.92

R9 285 17.32
+58.6%

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.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 4820

R9 285 8570
+77.8%

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 −40%	35−40 +40%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −50%	45−50 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −54.9%	110−120 +54.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −55.2%	90−95 +55.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −50%	45−50 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −57.1%	55−60 +57.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −50%	45−50 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −54.9%	110−120 +54.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −55.2%	90−95 +55.2%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −57.1%	55−60 +57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −50%	45−50 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −57.1%	55−60 +57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −42.9%	40−45 +42.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −50%	45−50 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 −54.9%	110−120 +54.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −42.9%	40−45 +42.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −50%	24−27 +50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −40%	21−24 +40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Battlefield 5	21−24 −42.9%	30−33 +42.9%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −50%	18−20 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −50%	24−27 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −53.1%	75−80 +53.1%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −56.3%	75−80 +56.3%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −55.6%	14−16 +55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%