UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) vs Iris Plus Graphics

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated812
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGeneration 11.0 (2019−2020)Gen. 12 (2021)
GPU code nameIce Lake GT2Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release dateno data30 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price$870 no data

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 cores51216
Core clock speedno data350 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1450 MHz
Manufacturing process technology10 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data
Texture fill rate32.00no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Iris Plus Graphics and UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x1no data
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem Sharedno data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 outputsno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
OpenGL4.6no data

Pros & cons summary


We couldn't decide between Iris Plus Graphics and UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Iris Plus Graphics is a desktop card while UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) is a notebook one.


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