Radeon Vega 7 vs Iris Xe Graphics MAX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics MAX with Radeon Vega 7, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe Graphics MAX
2020
4 GB LPDDR4X, 25 Watt
5.13

Vega 7 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics MAX by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Iris Xe Graphics MAX Iris Xe Graphics MAX
Vega 7 Vega 7

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking634543
Place by popularitynot in top-10010
Power efficiency14.0711.40
ArchitectureGeneration 12.1 (2020−2021)GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code nameDG1Cezanne
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date31 October 2020 (4 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 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 cores768448
Core clock speedno data300 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz1900 MHz
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate79.2053.20
Floating-point processing power2.534 TFLOPS1.702 TFLOPS
ROPs248
TMUs4828

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4IGP
WidthIGPno data
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeLPDDR4XSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed4.3 GB/sSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth68.26 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 outputsNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.02.1
Vulkan1.21.2

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 HD16−18
−50%
24
+50%
1440p16−18
−56.3%
25
+56.3%
4K12−14
−50%
18
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Battlefield 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Fortnite 63
+0%
63
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 37
+0%
37
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Battlefield 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 58
+0%
58
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Fortnite 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+0%
17
+0%
Metro Exodus 13
+0%
13
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 23
+0%
23
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+0%
19
+0%
Valorant 73
+0%
73
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12
+0%
12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+0%
13
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14
+0%
14
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Valorant 48
+0%
48
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics MAX and Vega 7 compete in popular games:

  • Vega 7 is 50% faster in 1080p
  • Vega 7 is 56% faster in 1440p
  • Vega 7 is 50% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 5.13 7.48
Recency 31 October 2020 13 April 2021
Chip lithography 10 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 45 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics MAX has 80% lower power consumption.

Vega 7, on the other hand, has a 45.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics MAX in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics MAX is a desktop card while Radeon Vega 7 is a notebook one.

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