Iris Xe Graphics MAX vs Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 with Iris Xe Graphics MAX, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega M GL / 870
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
13.96
+173%

RX Vega M GL / 870 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics MAX by a whopping 173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking368617
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency15.5014.75
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code nameVega Kaby Lake-GDG1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2018 (6 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 cores1280768
Core clock speed931 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1011 MHz1650 MHz
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rateno data79.20
Floating-point processing powerno data2.534 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data48

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
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x4
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeHBM2LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data4.3 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data68.26 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2

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 HD41
+193%
14−16
−193%
1440p28
+180%
10−12
−180%
4K14
+180%
5−6
−180%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 47
+194%
16−18
−194%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
+175%
12−14
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+210%
30−33
−210%
Hitman 3 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+204%
24−27
−204%
Metro Exodus 53
+194%
18−20
−194%
Red Dead Redemption 2 48
+200%
16−18
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
+200%
10−11
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+179%
14−16
−179%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+210%
30−33
−210%
Hitman 3 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+204%
24−27
−204%
Metro Exodus 41
+193%
14−16
−193%
Red Dead Redemption 2 37
+208%
12−14
−208%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 23
+188%
8−9
−188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+186%
7−8
−186%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+175%
12−14
−175%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+210%
30−33
−210%
Hitman 3 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+204%
24−27
−204%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+188%
16−18
−188%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+200%
8−9
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 32
+220%
10−11
−220%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
+183%
6−7
−183%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+204%
24−27
−204%
Hitman 3 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+190%
10−11
−190%
Metro Exodus 27
+200%
9−10
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+193%
30−33
−193%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21
+200%
7−8
−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Hitman 3 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+196%
24−27
−196%
Metro Exodus 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+180%
5−6
−180%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
+300%
1−2
−300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
+233%
3−4
−233%

This is how RX Vega M GL / 870 and Iris Xe Graphics MAX compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 193% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 180% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega M GL / 870 is 180% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.96 5.11
Recency 7 January 2018 31 October 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

RX Vega M GL / 870 has a 173.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Xe Graphics MAX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics MAX in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870 is a notebook card while Iris Xe Graphics MAX is a desktop one.


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