Iris Xe Graphics MAX vs Radeon HD 6490M

Place in the ranking	1112	623
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Power efficiency	no data	14.03
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	Seymour	DG1
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)	31 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,193.03	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	160	768
Core clock speed	800 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	370 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	6.400	79.20
Floating-point processing power	0.256 TFLOPS	2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	24
TMUs	8	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).

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	GDDR5	LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 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

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.

HD 6490M 0.98

Iris Xe Graphics MAX 5.12
+422%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 6490M 377

Iris Xe Graphics MAX 1971
+423%

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 HD

−400%

90−95
+400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

66.28

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4
−367%

14−16

+367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Hitman 3	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −400%	160−170 +400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Hitman 3	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −400%	160−170 +400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Hitman 3	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −400%	160−170 +400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−400%

5−6
+400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Hitman 3	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
−367%

14−16

+367%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
−400%

10−11

+400%

This is how HD 6490M and Iris Xe Graphics MAX compete in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics MAX is 400% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.98	5.12
Recency	4 January 2011	31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	10 nm

Iris Xe Graphics MAX has a 422.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Xe Graphics MAX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6490M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6490M 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.