Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB

Place in performance ranking	325	385
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.50	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Gen. 12 Xe (2020)
GPU code name	N17P-G1 Max-Q	iDG1LPDEV
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	30 May 2017 (6 years ago)	31 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$1010	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	96
Core clock speed	1063 - 1265 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1341 - 1480 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	4,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 - 70 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	118.4	79.20
Floating-point performance	3,789 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR5	LPDDR4x
Maximum RAM amount	6.144 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	4266 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	68.26 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12.0	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.2
CUDA	6.1	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 15.22
+33.5%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 11.40

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by 34% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 13334
+62.3%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 8214

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by 62% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 10430
+64.7%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 6333

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by 65% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 74101
+100%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 36993

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by 100% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB 367999
+107%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 177442

GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by 107% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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	82 +204%	27 −204%
1440p	24−27 +20%	20 −20%
4K	28 +75%	16 −75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+33.3%

18−20

−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +36.8%	19 −36.8%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +36.8%	38 −36.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +30%	30−33 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	70 +169%	26 −169%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +78.3%	23 −78.3%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +32.5%	40−45 −32.5%
Hitman 3	40−45 +27.3%	33 −27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +39.1%	21−24 −39.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −8%	27 +8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +39.1%	23 −39.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +333%	6 −333%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +48.6%	35 −48.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 +30%	30−33 −30%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	65 +160%	25 −160%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +86.4%	22 −86.4%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +32.5%	40−45 −32.5%
Hitman 3	40−45 +50%	28 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +39.1%	21−24 −39.1%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +33.3%	18 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +178%	9 −178%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +191%	11 −191%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	66 +94.1%	34 −94.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +33.3%	24−27 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +57.6%	33 −57.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	48 +100%	24 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +105%	20 −105%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +32.5%	40−45 −32.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +94.4%	18 −94.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +29.4%	16−18 −29.4%
Hitman 3	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +52.4%	21−24 −52.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +47.4%	18−20 −47.4%
Forza Horizon 4	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Hitman 3	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24 +118%	11 −118%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	20 +122%	9−10 −122%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +25%	12−14 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +40%	14−16 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%

This is how GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 204% faster in 1080p
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 20% faster in 1440p
GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 75% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is 333% faster than the Iris Xe MAX Graphics.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 8% faster than the GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1060 Max-Q 6 GB is ahead in 67 tests (99%)
Iris Xe MAX Graphics is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.22	11.40
Recency	30 May 2017	31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	6.144 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	25 Watt