Iris Xe Graphics MAX vs UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) with Iris Xe Graphics MAX, including specs and performance data.

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)
2019
12 Watt
3.14

Iris Xe Graphics MAX outperforms UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking753623
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency8.6114.04
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code nameIce Lake G1 Gen. 11DG1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date28 May 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 cores32768
Core clock speed300 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1650 MHz
Manufacturing process technology10 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-25 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).

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 typeDDR4LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amountno data4 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

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.

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 HD13
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
4K9
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
−50%
12−14
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−60%
16−18
+60%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−50%
24−27
+50%
Hitman 3 6
−50%
9−10
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%
Metro Exodus 12
−50%
18−20
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6
−50%
9−10
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−53.8%
60−65
+53.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−50%
24−27
+50%
Hitman 3 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−50%
21−24
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−53.8%
60−65
+53.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−50%
24−27
+50%
Hitman 3 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−52.2%
35−40
+52.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 13
−61.5%
21−24
+61.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5
−60%
8−9
+60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−53.8%
60−65
+53.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−60%
8−9
+60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

This is how UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) and Iris Xe Graphics MAX compete in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics MAX is 62% faster in 1080p
  • Iris Xe Graphics MAX is 56% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.14 5.12
Recency 28 May 2019 31 October 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 25 Watt

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) has 108.3% lower power consumption.

Iris Xe Graphics MAX, on the other hand, has a 63.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Iris Xe Graphics MAX is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) is a notebook card while Iris Xe Graphics MAX is a desktop one.


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