Iris Plus Graphics vs UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) with Iris Plus Graphics, including specs and performance data.

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
2021
4.73
+0.4%

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking646648
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data21.54
ArchitectureGen. 12 (2021−2023)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeIce Lake GT2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)no data

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 cores32512
Core clock speed350 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1450 MHz1000 MHz
Manufacturing process technology10 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data32.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.024 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data32

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 3.0 x1
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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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)
OpenGLno data4.6

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 HD18
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
1440p25
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
4K12
+20%
10−12
−20%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11
+10%
10−11
−10%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Hitman 3 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Metro Exodus 22
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 15
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 47
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Hitman 3 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Metro Exodus 16
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 43
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+12.5%
40−45
−12.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

This is how UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) and Iris Plus Graphics compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is 13% faster in 1080p
  • UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is 4% faster in 1440p
  • UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is 20% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.73 4.71

UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) has a 0.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) and Iris Plus Graphics.

Be aware that UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is a notebook card while Iris Plus Graphics is a desktop one.


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