Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX: specs and benchmarks

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Summary

Intel started Iris Xe Graphics MAX sales 31 October 2020. This is a desktop graphics card based on a Generation 12.1 architecture and made with 10 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 4 GB of LPDDR4X memory clocked at 4.3 GB/s are supplied, and together with 128 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 68.26 GB/s.

Compatibility-wise, this is an integrated video card. No additional power connector is required, and power consumption is at 25 Watt.

We have no data on Iris Xe Graphics MAX benchmark results.

General info

Some basic facts about Iris Xe Graphics MAX: architecture, market segment, release date etc.

Place in performance rankingnot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100
ArchitectureGeneration 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code nameDG1
Market segmentDesktop
Release date31 October 2020 (3 years old)
Current price$499 of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB)

Technical specs

Iris Xe Graphics MAX's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Iris Xe Graphics MAX's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.

Pipelines / CUDA cores768of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT)
Boost clock speed1650 MHzof 3599 (Radeon RX 7990 XTX)
Manufacturing process technology10 nmof 4 (GeForce RTX 4080)
Power consumption (TDP)25 Wattof 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem)
Texture fill rate79.20of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB)

Size and compatibility

This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Iris Xe Graphics MAX and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4
WidthIGP

Memory

Parameters of memory installed on Iris Xe Graphics MAX: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.

Memory typeLPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount4 GBof 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X)
Memory bus width128 Bitof 19000 (GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB)
Memory clock speed4.3 GB/sof 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER)
Memory bandwidth68.26 GB/sof 3276 (Aldebaran)

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on Iris Xe Graphics MAX. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs

API support

APIs supported by Iris Xe Graphics MAX, sometimes including their particular versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.4
OpenGL4.6
OpenCL3.0
Vulkan1.2

Benchmark performance

Synthetic benchmark performance of Iris Xe Graphics MAX. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

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