HD Graphics 12EU Mobile vs Iris Xe Graphics MAX
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 726 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 13.80 | no data |
| Architecture | Generation 12.1 (2020−2021) | Generation 8.0 (2014−2015) |
| GPU code name | DG1 | Braswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 31 October 2020 (5 years ago) | 1 April 2015 (11 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1650 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 6 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 79.20 | 6.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.534 TFLOPS | 0.096 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 2 |
| TMUs | 48 | 12 |
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 4.0 x4 | Ring Bus |
| Width | IGP | 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 | LPDDR4X | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 4.3 GB/s | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 68.26 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 31 October 2020 | 1 April 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 6 Watt |
Iris Xe Graphics MAX has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
HD Graphics 12EU Mobile, on the other hand, has 317% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Iris Xe Graphics MAX and HD Graphics 12EU Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics MAX is a desktop graphics card while HD Graphics 12EU Mobile is a notebook one.
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