Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs vs Radeon RX 560X

Place in the ranking	512	530
Place by popularity	not in top-100	73
Power efficiency	7.56	18.61
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	Polaris 21	Tiger Lake Xe
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	11 April 2018 (6 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 cores	1024	80
Core clock speed	1175 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	1275 MHz	1350 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	28 Watt
Texture fill rate	81.60	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.611 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	64	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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
Length	170 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	112.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12_1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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	18−21 −5.6%	19 +5.6%
1440p	10−12 +0%	10 +0%
4K	16−18 +6.7%	15 −6.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	11 +0%	11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 +0%	14 +0%
Elden Ring	18 +0%	18 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9 +0%	9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +0%	12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30 +0%	30 +0%
Metro Exodus	27 +0%	27 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	18 +0%	18 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +0%	5 +0%
Dota 2	22 +0%	22 +0%
Elden Ring	17 +0%	17 +0%
Far Cry 5	26 +0%	26 +0%
Fortnite	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24 +0%	24 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	13 +0%	13 +0%
Metro Exodus	17 +0%	17 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 +0%	6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	14 +0%	14 +0%
World of Tanks	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	5 +0%	5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 +0%	4 +0%
Dota 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20 +0%	20 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6 +0%	6 +0%
Elden Ring	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6 +0%	6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
World of Tanks	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +0%	16 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 +0%	10 +0%
Valorant	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Elden Ring	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16 +0%	16 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Fortnite	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

This is how RX 560X and Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs compete in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 6% faster in 1080p
A tie in 1440p
RX 560X is 7% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.24	7.57
Recency	11 April 2018	15 August 2020
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	28 Watt

RX 560X has a 8.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 167.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX 560X and Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs.

Be aware that Radeon RX 560X is a desktop card while Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is a notebook one.

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