Xe DG1 (iDG1LP) Mobile 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 the ranking | 686 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 11.25 | no data |
| Architecture | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) | Gen. 12 Xe (2020) |
| GPU code name | Ice Lake G4 Gen. 11 | iDG1LPDEV |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 May 2019 (5 years ago) | 1 March 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 | 48 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-25 Watt | no 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 type | DDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 3 GB |
| Shared memory | + | - |
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_1 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 May 2019 | 1 March 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) has a 40% more advanced lithography process.
Xe DG1 (iDG1LP) Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months.
We couldn't decide between Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) and Xe DG1 (iDG1LP) Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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