Iris Xe Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake) vs HD Graphics (Broadwell)
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 1080 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
Architecture | Gen. 8 Broadwell (2014−2015) | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
GPU code name | Broadwell GT1 | Alder Lake Xe |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 5 January 2015 (9 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Current price | $437 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 12 | 64 |
Core clock speed | 100 MHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 850 MHz | 1400 MHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 10 nm |
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 bus width | 64/128 Bit | no data |
Shared memory | + | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
Quick Sync | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (FL 11_1) | DirectX 12_1 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 5 January 2015 | 4 January 2022 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics (Broadwell) and Iris Xe Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake). We've got no test results to judge.
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