Iris Xe Graphics MAX vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5830

Place in the ranking	1007	621
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.98	14.15
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	Broadway	DG1
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	31 October 2020 (4 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	800	768
Core clock speed	500 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	1,040 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	24 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	20.00	79.20
Floating-point processing power	0.8 TFLOPS	2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	24
TMUs	40	48

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 size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	no data	IGP

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	GDDR3	LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	4.3 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	68.26 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2

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
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
−250%

14−16

+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Hitman 3	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −264%	120−130 +264%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Hitman 3	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −264%	120−130 +264%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −233%	10−11 +233%
Hitman 3	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −267%	55−60 +267%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −264%	40−45 +264%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −264%	120−130 +264%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−250%

7−8
+250%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Hitman 3	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −243%	24−27 +243%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
−250%

14−16

+250%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−200%

3−4
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
−233%

10−11

+233%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.38	5.11
Recency	7 January 2010	31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	24 Watt	25 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 5830 has 4.2% lower power consumption.

Iris Xe Graphics MAX, on the other hand, has a 270.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Xe Graphics MAX is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 5830 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5830 is a notebook card while Iris Xe Graphics MAX is a desktop one.

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