Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs vs Radeon R9 270X

Place in the ranking	389	460
Place by popularity	not in top-100	83
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.64	no data
Power efficiency	5.06	24.35
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	Curacao	Tiger Lake Xe
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	8 October 2013 (11 years ago)	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	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	1280	96
Core clock speed	no data	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	1350 MHz
Number of transistors	2,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	28 Watt
Texture fill rate	84.00	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.688 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	80	no 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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2 x 6-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DisplayPort support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	+	-
CrossFire	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
LiquidVR	+	-
TressFX	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
UVD	+	-
DDMA audio	+	no data
Quick Sync	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12_1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	-

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.

R9 270X 12.62
+33.5%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 9.45

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.

R9 270X 6560
+27.6%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 5143

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	30−35 +15.4%	26 −15.4%
1440p	21−24 +31.3%	16 −31.3%
4K	14−16 +27.3%	11 −27.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

20−22

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +31.8%	22 −31.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20−22 −5%	21 +5%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +37.9%	27−30 −37.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −44%	36 +44%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +25%	16 −25%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +31.8%	21−24 −31.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +34.6%	24−27 −34.6%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +31.7%	60−65 −31.7%
Hitman 3	24−27 +0%	24 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −87.9%	124 +87.9%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +20%	35 −20%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +106%	17 −106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +32.3%	30−35 −32.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −26.8%	90 +26.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +26.1%	21−24 −26.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20−22 +11.1%	18 −11.1%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +37.9%	27−30 −37.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −28%	32 +28%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +53.8%	13 −53.8%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +31.8%	21−24 −31.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +34.6%	24−27 −34.6%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +31.7%	60−65 −31.7%
Hitman 3	24−27 +4.3%	23 −4.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 −69.7%	112 +69.7%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +50%	28 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +34.6%	26 −34.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +36.7%	30 −36.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +19.2%	24−27 −19.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 −18.3%	84 +18.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +107%	14 −107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +8.7%	23 −8.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +81.8%	11 −81.8%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +31.8%	21−24 −31.8%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +31.7%	60−65 −31.7%
Hitman 3	24−27 +20%	20 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	65−70 +187%	23 −187%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 +70.8%	24 −70.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +121%	14 −121%
Watch Dogs: Legion	70−75 +16.4%	60−65 −16.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+150%

−150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 −16.7%	7 +16.7%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +51.2%	40−45 −51.2%
Hitman 3	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +30%	20−22 −30%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +5.3%	19 −5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +31.7%	60−65 −31.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+31.3%

16−18

−31.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Hitman 3	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60−65 +53.8%	35−40 −53.8%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −9.1%	12 +9.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +0%	11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14
+33.3%

9−10

−33.3%

This is how R9 270X and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs compete in popular games:

R9 270X is 15% faster in 1080p
R9 270X is 31% faster in 1440p
R9 270X is 27% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 270X is 187% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 88% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R9 270X is ahead in 60 tests (83%)
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is ahead in 9 tests (13%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.62	9.45
Recency	8 October 2013	15 August 2020
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	28 Watt

R9 270X has a 33.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 542.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 270X is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 270X is a desktop card while Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a notebook one.

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