Iris Xe Graphics G4 vs Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking650not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Generation 12.0 (2020)
GPU code nameIce Lake G4 Gen. 11Tiger Lake GT1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date28 May 2019 (4 years ago)2 September 2020 (3 years ago)

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 cores48384
Core clock speed300 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology10 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-25 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data52.80

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) and Iris Xe Graphics G4 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x1

Memory typeDDR4System Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
Shared memory++

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported GPU 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.

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.1
Vulkanno data1.1

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 28 May 2019 2 September 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 15 Watt

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