Iris Xe Graphics MAX vs GeForce RTX 2060 Super

Place in the ranking	90	633
Place by popularity	15	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.36	no data
Power efficiency	16.93	14.15
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	TU106	DG1
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	9 July 2019 (5 years ago)	31 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores	2176	768
Core clock speed	1470 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1650 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	224.4	79.20
Floating-point processing power	7.181 TFLOPS	2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	24
TMUs	136	48
Tensor Cores	272	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	34	no data

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	229 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	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	GDDR6	LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	4.3 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	68.26 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	No outputs
HDMI	+	-
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	7.5	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

RTX 2060 Super 41.97
+738%

Iris Xe Graphics MAX 5.01

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 2060 Super 16506
+737%

Iris Xe Graphics MAX 1971

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	118 +743%	14−16 −743%
1440p	68 +750%	8−9 −750%
4K	43 +760%	5−6 −760%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.38	no data
1440p	5.87	no data
4K	9.28	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	91 +810%	10−11 −810%
Cyberpunk 2077	88 +780%	10−11 −780%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90 +800%	10−11 −800%
Counter-Strike 2	73 +813%	8−9 −813%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +756%	9−10 −756%
Forza Horizon 4	228 +744%	27−30 −744%
Forza Horizon 5	123 +779%	14−16 −779%
Metro Exodus	127 +807%	14−16 −807%
Red Dead Redemption 2	122 +771%	14−16 −771%
Valorant	202 +742%	24−27 −742%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	156 +767%	18−20 −767%
Counter-Strike 2	64 +814%	7−8 −814%
Cyberpunk 2077	67 +857%	7−8 −857%
Dota 2	159 +783%	18−20 −783%
Far Cry 5	122 +771%	14−16 −771%
Fortnite	149 +831%	16−18 −831%
Forza Horizon 4	184 +776%	21−24 −776%
Forza Horizon 5	90 +800%	10−11 −800%
Grand Theft Auto V	139 +769%	16−18 −769%
Metro Exodus	91 +810%	10−11 −810%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	241 +793%	27−30 −793%
Red Dead Redemption 2	59 +743%	7−8 −743%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +761%	18−20 −761%
Valorant	105 +775%	12−14 −775%
World of Tanks	270−280 +830%	30−33 −830%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	82 +811%	9−10 −811%
Counter-Strike 2	59 +743%	7−8 −743%
Cyberpunk 2077	58 +867%	6−7 −867%
Dota 2	185 +781%	21−24 −781%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +750%	12−14 −750%
Forza Horizon 4	156 +767%	18−20 −767%
Forza Horizon 5	92 +820%	10−11 −820%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	127 +807%	14−16 −807%
Valorant	180 +757%	21−24 −757%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +1000%	3−4 −1000%
Dota 2	86 +760%	10−11 −760%
Grand Theft Auto V	86 +760%	10−11 −760%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +872%	18−20 −872%
Red Dead Redemption 2	38 +850%	4−5 −850%
World of Tanks	270−280 +807%	30−33 −807%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	74 +825%	8−9 −825%
Cyberpunk 2077	38 +850%	4−5 −850%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +763%	16−18 −763%
Forza Horizon 4	114 +850%	12−14 −850%
Forza Horizon 5	59 +743%	7−8 −743%
Metro Exodus	87 +770%	10−11 −770%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +756%	9−10 −756%
Valorant	114 +850%	12−14 −850%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Dota 2	83 +822%	9−10 −822%
Grand Theft Auto V	83 +822%	9−10 −822%
Metro Exodus	31 +933%	3−4 −933%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	138 +763%	16−18 −763%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24 +1100%	2−3 −1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	83 +822%	9−10 −822%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	42 +740%	5−6 −740%
Counter-Strike 2	10 +900%	1−2 −900%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +800%	2−3 −800%
Dota 2	121 +764%	14−16 −764%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +843%	7−8 −843%
Fortnite	60−65 +800%	7−8 −800%
Forza Horizon 4	65 +829%	7−8 −829%
Forza Horizon 5	33 +1000%	3−4 −1000%
Valorant	59 +743%	7−8 −743%

This is how RTX 2060 Super and Iris Xe Graphics MAX compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 Super is 743% faster in 1080p
RTX 2060 Super is 750% faster in 1440p
RTX 2060 Super is 760% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	41.97	5.01
Recency	9 July 2019	31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	25 Watt