Radeon RX 9070 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 with Radeon RX 9070, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe Graphics G7
2020
8.83

RX 9070 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by a whopping 550% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking45433
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data64.19
Power efficiencyno data20.72
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)RDNA 4.0 (2025)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeNavi 48
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)6 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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 cores963584
Core clock speedno data1330 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistorsno data53,900 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data220 Watt
Texture fill rateno data564.5
Floating-point processing powerno data36.13 TFLOPS
ROPsno data128
TMUsno data224
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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 5.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 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 typeDDR4GDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data16 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2518 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data644.6 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 data1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX 12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.3
DLSS-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−307%
170−180
+307%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−431%
170−180
+431%
Fortnite 55−60
−428%
300−350
+428%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−483%
240−250
+483%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−421%
170−180
+421%
Valorant 90−95
−278%
300−350
+278%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−307%
170−180
+307%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−91.7%
270−280
+91.7%
Dota 2 65−70
−480%
400−450
+480%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−431%
170−180
+431%
Fortnite 55−60
−428%
300−350
+428%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−483%
240−250
+483%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−361%
160−170
+361%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−732%
150−160
+732%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−421%
170−180
+421%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−932%
250−260
+932%
Valorant 90−95
−278%
300−350
+278%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−307%
170−180
+307%
Dota 2 65−70
−480%
400−450
+480%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−431%
170−180
+431%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−483%
240−250
+483%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−421%
170−180
+421%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−932%
250−260
+932%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
−428%
300−350
+428%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
−549%
450−500
+549%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−836%
130−140
+836%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−845%
100−110
+845%
Valorant 100−110
−290%
400−450
+290%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−578%
150−160
+578%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−650%
150−160
+650%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−809%
200−210
+809%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 20−22
−655%
150−160
+655%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−660%
150−160
+660%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−1240%
65−70
+1240%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−1140%
120−130
+1140%
Valorant 50−55
−558%
300−350
+558%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−842%
110−120
+842%
Dota 2 35−40
−529%
220−230
+529%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−880%
95−100
+880%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−900%
160−170
+900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−967%
95−100
+967%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
−778%
75−80
+778%

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 9070 is 1240% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 9070 is ahead in 39 tests (65%)
  • there's a draw in 21 test (35%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.83 57.38
Recency 15 August 2020 6 March 2025
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm

RX 9070 has a 549.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 9070 is a desktop one.

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