Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) vs Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
Aggregated performance score
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a significant 23% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 569 | 619 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 37 |
| Architecture | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) | Vega (2017−2021) |
| GPU code name | Ice Lake G7 Gen. 11 | Vega Raven Ridge |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 May 2019 (4 years ago) | 26 October 2017 (6 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 cores | 64 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-25 Watt | 15 Watt |
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 | 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 | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12_1 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 23% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 40% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 18% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 15% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 6% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 8%
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) outperforms Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by 29% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.
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:
| Full HD | 18
+0%
| 18
+0%
|
| 4K | 12−14
+20%
| 10
−20%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
−36.4%
|
15
+36.4%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
−66.7%
|
10
+66.7%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 18
−33.3%
|
24
+33.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
+6.3%
|
16
−6.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 17
+30.8%
|
13
−30.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 13
−100%
|
26
+100%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
−20%
|
12
+20%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 11
−9.1%
|
12
+9.1%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 14
+16.7%
|
12
−16.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
−50%
|
12
+50%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16
−37.5%
|
22
+37.5%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
+183%
|
6
−183%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+50%
|
6
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14
+7.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−66.7%
|
30
+66.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5
−40%
|
7
+40%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7
−42.9%
|
10
+42.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18
+38.5%
|
13
−38.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8
−37.5%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
−35.3%
|
23
+35.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+80%
|
5
−80%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 11
+22.2%
|
9
−22.2%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 12−14
−7.7%
|
14
+7.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−27.8%
|
23
+27.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9
+12.5%
|
8
−12.5%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
+9.1%
|
10−12
−9.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
−50%
|
3
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4
+33.3%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−500%
|
6
+500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−125%
|
9
+125%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2 | 0−1 |
This is how Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) compete in popular games:
- RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 0% faster in 1080p
- Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is 20% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is 183% faster than the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000).
- in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is 500% faster than the Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU).
All in all, in popular games:
- Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is ahead in 33 tests (53%)
- RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is ahead in 19 tests (31%)
- there's a draw in 10 tests (16%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.54 | 4.49 |
| Recency | 28 May 2019 | 26 October 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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