ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs with Radeon HD 4870 X2, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
2020
28 Watt
9.24
+172%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs outperforms ATI HD 4870 X2 by a whopping 172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking477733
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.15
Power efficiency22.770.82
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeR700
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)12 August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$550

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores96800
Core clock speed400 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data956 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt286 Watt
Texture fill rateno data28.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.12 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data115.2 GB/s
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 data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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.

DirectX12_110.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A

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 HD27
+200%
9−10
−200%
1440p16
+220%
5−6
−220%
4K11
+175%
4−5
−175%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data61.11
1440pno data110.00
4Kno data137.50

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+186%
7−8
−186%
Elden Ring 21
+200%
7−8
−200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 13
+225%
4−5
−225%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
Forza Horizon 4 38
+217%
12−14
−217%
Metro Exodus 29
+190%
10−11
−190%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+183%
6−7
−183%
Valorant 26
+189%
9−10
−189%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Dota 2 28
+180%
10−11
−180%
Elden Ring 22
+175%
8−9
−175%
Far Cry 5 31
+210%
10−11
−210%
Fortnite 50−55
+200%
18−20
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+200%
10−11
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+183%
6−7
−183%
Metro Exodus 19
+217%
6−7
−217%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+200%
24−27
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Valorant 30−35
+183%
12−14
−183%
World of Tanks 96
+174%
35−40
−174%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+200%
6−7
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+233%
3−4
−233%
Dota 2 47
+194%
16−18
−194%
Far Cry 5 34
+183%
12−14
−183%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+200%
8−9
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+200%
24−27
−200%
Valorant 23
+188%
8−9
−188%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Elden Ring 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
World of Tanks 65−70
+175%
24−27
−175%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Forza Horizon 4 19
+217%
6−7
−217%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+183%
6−7
−183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Valorant 21−24
+188%
8−9
−188%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
Elden Ring 7
+250%
2−3
−250%
Grand Theft Auto V 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 20
+186%
7−8
−186%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Fortnite 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 11
+175%
4−5
−175%
Valorant 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and ATI HD 4870 X2 compete in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 200% faster in 1080p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 220% faster in 1440p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 175% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.24 3.40
Recency 15 August 2020 12 August 2008
Chip lithography 10 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 286 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs has a 171.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 450% more advanced lithography process, and 921.4% lower power consumption.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4870 X2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a desktop one.


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