Radeon Pro Vega II vs Iris Plus Graphics 950
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Iris Plus Graphics 950 with Radeon Pro Vega II, including specs and performance data.
Pro II outperforms Plus Graphics 950 by a whopping 519% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 634 | 138 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 6.28 |
| Power efficiency | 30.82 | 6.03 |
| Architecture | Generation 11.0 (2019−2021) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Ice Lake GT2 | Vega 20 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | no data | 3 June 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 512 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | 1574 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1720 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13,230 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 475 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.00 | 440.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.024 TFLOPS | 14.09 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 64 |
| TMUs | 32 | 256 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 MB |
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 x1 | Apple MPX |
| Width | IGP | Quad-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 806 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 825.3 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 4x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.02 | 37.27 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 475 Watt |
Iris Plus Graphics 950 has 3066.7% lower power consumption.
Pro Vega II, on the other hand, has a 519.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Pro Vega II is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics 950 in performance tests.
Be aware that Iris Plus Graphics 950 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Pro Vega II is a workstation one.
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