Iris Xe Graphics MAX vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and Iris Xe Graphics MAX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3070 Ti
2021
8 GB GDDR6X, 290 Watt
61.10
+1096%

RTX 3070 Ti outperforms Iris Xe Graphics MAX by a whopping 1096% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking32621
Place by popularity71not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation52.61no data
Power efficiency14.6914.25
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code nameGA104DG1
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date31 May 2021 (3 years ago)31 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores6144768
Core clock speed1575 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1770 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)290 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate339.879.20
Floating-point processing power21.75 TFLOPS2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs9624
TMUs19248
Tensor Cores192no data
Ray Tracing Cores48no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pinno 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 typeGDDR6XLPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1188 MHz4.3 GB/s
Memory bandwidth608.3 GB/s68.26 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.66.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.2
CUDA8.6-

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 3070 Ti 61.10
+1096%
Iris Xe Graphics MAX 5.11

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 3070 Ti 23571
+1096%
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 HD184
+1214%
14−16
−1214%
1440p98
+1125%
8−9
−1125%
4K66
+1220%
5−6
−1220%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.26no data
1440p6.11no data
4K9.08no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 174
+1143%
14−16
−1143%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 171
+1121%
14−16
−1121%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
+1100%
9−10
−1100%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+1119%
16−18
−1119%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+1156%
9−10
−1156%
Cyberpunk 2077 138
+1280%
10−11
−1280%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+1144%
9−10
−1144%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
+1133%
12−14
−1133%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+1167%
18−20
−1167%
Hitman 3 120−130
+1130%
10−11
−1130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+1172%
18−20
−1172%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+1192%
12−14
−1192%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+1200%
9−10
−1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 240−250
+1283%
18−20
−1283%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+1142%
12−14
−1142%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
+1170%
10−11
−1170%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
+1100%
9−10
−1100%
Battlefield 5 190−200
+1119%
16−18
−1119%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+1156%
9−10
−1156%
Cyberpunk 2077 121
+1110%
10−11
−1110%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+1144%
9−10
−1144%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
+1133%
12−14
−1133%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+1167%
18−20
−1167%
Hitman 3 120−130
+1130%
10−11
−1130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+1172%
18−20
−1172%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+1192%
12−14
−1192%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+1200%
9−10
−1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 316
+1217%
24−27
−1217%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+1190%
10−11
−1190%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+1142%
12−14
−1142%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 103
+1188%
8−9
−1188%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
+1100%
9−10
−1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+1156%
9−10
−1156%
Cyberpunk 2077 111
+1133%
9−10
−1133%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+1144%
9−10
−1144%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+1167%
18−20
−1167%
Hitman 3 120−130
+1130%
10−11
−1130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 243
+1250%
18−20
−1250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 274
+1205%
21−24
−1205%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
+1125%
12−14
−1125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 108
+1100%
9−10
−1100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+1200%
9−10
−1200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+1260%
10−11
−1260%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+1100%
8−9
−1100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 93
+1229%
7−8
−1229%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+1150%
6−7
−1150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+1100%
6−7
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
+1117%
6−7
−1117%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+1320%
5−6
−1320%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+1190%
21−24
−1190%
Hitman 3 85−90
+1157%
7−8
−1157%
Horizon Zero Dawn 184
+1214%
14−16
−1214%
Metro Exodus 135
+1250%
10−11
−1250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 205
+1181%
16−18
−1181%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+1213%
8−9
−1213%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+1194%
18−20
−1194%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+1200%
8−9
−1200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+1320%
5−6
−1320%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+1375%
4−5
−1375%
Hitman 3 50−55
+1200%
4−5
−1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+1133%
18−20
−1133%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+1200%
7−8
−1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
+1111%
9−10
−1111%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+1433%
3−4
−1433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+1367%
3−4
−1367%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+1300%
3−4
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+1113%
8−9
−1113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
+1222%
9−10
−1222%
Watch Dogs: Legion 46
+1433%
3−4
−1433%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+1140%
5−6
−1140%

This is how RTX 3070 Ti and Iris Xe Graphics MAX compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Ti is 1214% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 Ti is 1125% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 Ti is 1220% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 61.10 5.11
Recency 31 May 2021 31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 290 Watt 25 Watt

RTX 3070 Ti has a 1095.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

Iris Xe Graphics MAX, on the other hand, has 1060% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics MAX in performance tests.


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