Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Radeon RX 5500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 5500M and Iris Xe MAX Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 5500M
2019
4 GB GDDR6, 85 Watt
14.43
+182%

RX 5500M outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking364624
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.6414.04
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code nameNavi 14DG1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2019 (5 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 cores1408768
Core clock speed1375 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate144.879.20
Floating-point processing power4.632 TFLOPS2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs3224
TMUs8848

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x4
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 typeGDDR6LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s68.26 GB/s
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 outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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.

RX 5500M 14.43
+182%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 5.12

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.

RX 5500M 5559
+182%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1971

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 5500M 16476
+101%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 8214

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.

RX 5500M 12276
+93.8%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 6333

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 5500M 50946
+37.7%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 36993

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX 5500M 210925
+18.9%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 177442

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RX 5500M 4298
+147%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1743

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 HD58
+115%
27
−115%
1440p61
+259%
17
−259%
4K26
+73.3%
15
−73.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55
+206%
18−20
−206%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
+59.3%
27−30
−59.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 56
+195%
19
−195%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+27.8%
35−40
−27.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 53
+130%
21−24
−130%
Cyberpunk 2077 43
+139%
18−20
−139%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+21.9%
30−35
−21.9%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+22.4%
75−80
−22.4%
Hitman 3 58
+142%
24
−142%
Horizon Zero Dawn 146
+139%
60−65
−139%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−18.8%
57
+18.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 57
+72.7%
33
−72.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+24.3%
35−40
−24.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 169
+149%
65−70
−149%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26
+333%
6
−333%
Battlefield 5 34
−5.9%
35−40
+5.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 48
+109%
21−24
−109%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+83.3%
18−20
−83.3%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+21.9%
30−35
−21.9%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+22.4%
75−80
−22.4%
Hitman 3 58
+152%
23
−152%
Horizon Zero Dawn 144
+136%
60−65
−136%
Metro Exodus 36
−19.4%
43
+19.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 52
+62.5%
30−35
−62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 82
+148%
33
−148%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+17.2%
27−30
−17.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 168
+147%
65−70
−147%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+14.8%
27−30
−14.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 26
+13%
21−24
−13%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+22.4%
75−80
−22.4%
Hitman 3 50
+138%
21
−138%
Horizon Zero Dawn 69
+165%
26
−165%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 72
+148%
29
−148%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+150%
18
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 22
−209%
65−70
+209%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 54
+116%
25
−116%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 54
+145%
21−24
−145%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
+25%
8−9
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+35.2%
50−55
−35.2%
Hitman 3 33
+136%
14−16
−136%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55
+139%
21−24
−139%
Metro Exodus 47
+161%
18−20
−161%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+25%
20
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 163
+126%
70−75
−126%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40
+111%
18−20
−111%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 29
+164%
10−12
−164%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Hitman 3 9
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 65
+25%
50−55
−25%
Metro Exodus 28
+180%
10−11
−180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+18.2%
11
−18.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+18.2%
11
−18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 20
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%

This is how RX 5500M and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500M is 115% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500M is 259% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500M is 73% faster in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 5500M is 333% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 209% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 5500M is ahead in 67 tests (93%)
  • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is ahead in 5 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.43 5.12
Recency 7 October 2019 31 October 2020
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 25 Watt

RX 5500M has a 181.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 240% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe MAX Graphics in performance tests.


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