Iris Xe Graphics G7 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Iris Xe Graphics G7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 488 | 435 |
| Place by popularity | 28 | 18 |
| Power efficiency | 41.35 | no data |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2020) | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
| GPU code name | Vega | Tiger Lake Xe |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 7 January 2020 (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 cores | 512 | 96 |
| Boost clock speed | 2100 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 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 | no data | DDR4 |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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_1 | DirectX 12_1 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 | 23
−17.4%
| 27−30
+17.4%
|
| 1440p | 17
−5.9%
| 18−21
+5.9%
|
| 4K | 9
−11.1%
| 10−12
+11.1%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 13
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 19
−10.5%
|
21−24
+10.5%
|
| Elden Ring | 18
−16.7%
|
21−24
+16.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−20.7%
|
35−40
+20.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 15
−6.7%
|
16−18
+6.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 32
−31.3%
|
40−45
+31.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27
−11.1%
|
30−33
+11.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 33
+17.9%
|
27−30
−17.9%
|
| Valorant | 44
+10%
|
40−45
−10%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−20.7%
|
35−40
+20.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 11
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 29
−31%
|
35−40
+31%
|
| Elden Ring | 22
−9.1%
|
24−27
+9.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
−43.3%
|
40−45
+43.3%
|
| Fortnite | 50−55
−17%
|
60−65
+17%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27
−55.6%
|
40−45
+55.6%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 19
−100%
|
35−40
+100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
−52.6%
|
27−30
+52.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 57
−42.1%
|
80−85
+42.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12
−133%
|
27−30
+133%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
−18.5%
|
30−35
+18.5%
|
| Valorant | 14
−186%
|
40−45
+186%
|
| World of Tanks | 48
−215%
|
150−160
+215%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−20.7%
|
35−40
+20.7%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Dota 2 | 48
+26.3%
|
35−40
−26.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
−13.2%
|
40−45
+13.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 23
−82.6%
|
40−45
+82.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
−14.1%
|
80−85
+14.1%
|
| Valorant | 37
−8.1%
|
40−45
+8.1%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 9
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Elden Ring | 12
−16.7%
|
14−16
+16.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 22
−9.1%
|
24−27
+9.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| World of Tanks | 21
−14.3%
|
24−27
+14.3%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
−23.5%
|
21−24
+23.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20
−21.1%
|
21−24
+21.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16
−50%
|
24−27
+50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 17
−5.9%
|
18−20
+5.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
| Valorant | 39
−15.4%
|
45−50
+15.4%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 6
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 13
−7.7%
|
14−16
+7.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10
−110%
|
21−24
+110%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 18
−16.7%
|
21−24
+16.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
−18.2%
|
12−14
+18.2%
|
| Fortnite | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9
−44.4%
|
12−14
+44.4%
|
| Valorant | 9−10
−11.1%
|
10−11
+11.1%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Valorant | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Iris Xe Graphics G7 compete in popular games:
- Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 17% faster in 1080p
- Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 6% faster in 1440p
- Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 11% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 26% faster.
- in World of Tanks, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 215% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 3 tests (7%)
- Iris Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 30 tests (67%)
- there's a draw in 12 tests (27%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.01 | 10.61 |
| Recency | 7 January 2020 | 15 August 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
Iris Xe Graphics G7, on the other hand, has a 17.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.
The Iris Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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