Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs vs Radeon Pro Vega 48

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro Vega 48 with Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, including specs and performance data.

Pro Vega 48
2019
8 GB HBM2
29.39
+218%

Pro Vega 48 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by a whopping 218% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking195477
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data22.72
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameVega 10Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date19 March 2019 (5 years ago)15 August 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 cores307296
Core clock speed1200 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1300 MHz1350 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data28 Watt
Texture fill rate249.6no data
Floating-point processing power7.987 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs192no data

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 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeHBM2no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width2048 Bitno data
Memory clock speed786 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth402.4 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.1.125-

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 HD85−90
+215%
27
−215%
1440p50−55
+213%
16
−213%
4K30−35
+173%
11
−173%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 15
+0%
15
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+0%
20
+0%
Elden Ring 21
+0%
21
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 13
+0%
13
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 38
+0%
38
+0%
Metro Exodus 29
+0%
29
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Valorant 26
+0%
26
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12
+0%
12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Dota 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Elden Ring 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+0%
30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+0%
17
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8
+0%
8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
World of Tanks 96
+0%
96
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Dota 2 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+0%
24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Valorant 23
+0%
23
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Elden Ring 15
+0%
15
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 7
+0%
7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
World of Tanks 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
+0%
3
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 19
+0%
19
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 8
+0%
8
+0%
Elden Ring 7
+0%
7
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 8
+0%
8
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+0%
8
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 11
+0%
11
+0%
Valorant 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how Pro Vega 48 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs compete in popular games:

  • Pro Vega 48 is 215% faster in 1080p
  • Pro Vega 48 is 213% faster in 1440p
  • Pro Vega 48 is 173% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 29.39 9.24
Recency 19 March 2019 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

Pro Vega 48 has a 218.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro Vega 48 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 48 is a mobile workstation card while Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a mobile workstation one.


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