Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs vs Radeon RX 5500

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500 with Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, including specs and performance data.

RX 5500
2019
4 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
22.80
+141%

RX 5500 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking248467
Place by popularitynot in top-10087
Power efficiency14.2123.19
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameNavi 14Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 October 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 cores140896
Core clock speedno data400 MHz
Boost clock speed1845 MHz1350 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt28 Watt
Texture fill rate162.4no data
Floating-point processing power5.196 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs88no 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 4.0 x16no data
Length180 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed14000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth224.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

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.

DirectX12.0 (12_1)12_1
OpenGL4.6no data

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 HD60−65
+131%
26
−131%
1440p35−40
+133%
15
−133%
4K24−27
+118%
11
−118%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20
+0%
20
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 22
+0%
22
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
+0%
21
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
+0%
36
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+0%
16
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 24
+0%
24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 124
+0%
124
+0%
Metro Exodus 35
+0%
35
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90
+0%
90
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
+0%
18
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 32
+0%
32
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+0%
13
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 23
+0%
23
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 112
+0%
112
+0%
Metro Exodus 28
+0%
28
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 26
+0%
26
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
+0%
30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
+0%
84
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
+0%
14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 23
+0%
23
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hitman 3 20
+0%
20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 23
+0%
23
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24
+0%
24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+0%
14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+0%
14
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+0%
19
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+0%
12
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
+0%
11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how RX 5500 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500 is 131% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500 is 133% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500 is 118% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.80 9.47
Recency 7 October 2019 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 28 Watt

RX 5500 has a 140.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 292.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5500 is a desktop card while Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a notebook one.


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