Iris Xe Graphics MAX vs HD Graphics 4600

Place in the ranking	919	625
Place by popularity	64	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.37	14.13
Architecture	Generation 7.5 (2013)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	Haswell GT2	DG1
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	27 May 2013 (11 years ago)	31 October 2020 (4 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	160	768
Core clock speed	400 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	392 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	22.00	79.20
Floating-point processing power	0.352 TFLOPS	2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs	2	24
TMUs	20	48

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	Ring Bus	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	no data	IGP

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	System Shared	LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	4.3 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	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

Portable Device Dependent

No 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.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.2

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.

HD Graphics 4600 1.85

Iris Xe Graphics MAX 5.13
+177%

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.

HD Graphics 4600 710

Iris Xe Graphics MAX 1971
+178%

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:

900p	14 −150%	35−40 +150%
Full HD	11 −173%	30−35 +173%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Elden Ring	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 −167%	16−18 +167%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Dota 2	10 −170%	27−30 +170%
Elden Ring	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Far Cry 5	16 −150%	40−45 +150%
Fortnite	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Grand Theft Auto V	4 −150%	10−11 +150%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18 −150%	45−50 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5 −140%	12−14 +140%
World of Tanks	27 −159%	70−75 +159%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Dota 2	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 −163%	50−55 +163%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
World of Tanks	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Valorant	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −167%	40−45 +167%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −167%	40−45 +167%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Dota 2	16−18 −150%	40−45 +150%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Fortnite	0−1	0−1
Valorant	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%

This is how HD Graphics 4600 and Iris Xe Graphics MAX compete in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics MAX is 150% faster in 900p
Iris Xe Graphics MAX is 173% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.85	5.13
Recency	27 May 2013	31 October 2020
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	25 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics MAX has a 177.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 80% lower power consumption.

The Iris Xe Graphics MAX is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4600 in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics 4600 is a notebook card while Iris Xe Graphics MAX is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.