Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs Iris Xe Graphics MAX

Place in the ranking	634	448
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	14.05	no data
Architecture	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)	Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code name	DG1	Meteor Lake iGPU
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	31 October 2020 (4 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores	768	4
Boost clock speed	1650 MHz	1950 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	79.20	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.534 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	24	no data
TMUs	48	no data

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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4	no data
Width	IGP	no 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 type	LPDDR4X	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	4.3 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	68.26 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no 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 Connectors

No outputs

no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12_2
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	3.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2	-

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

12−14

−108%

25
+108%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	11 +0%	11 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50 +0%	50 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	16 +0%	16 +0%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	13 +0%	13 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry 5	24 +0%	24 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	39 +0%	39 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +0%	15 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Atomic Heart	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Fortnite	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30 +0%	30 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Atomic Heart

14−16

+0%

14−16

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Atomic Heart	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Fortnite	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics MAX and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) compete in popular games:

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 108% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.12	10.24
Recency	31 October 2020	14 December 2023
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics MAX in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics MAX is a desktop card while Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is a notebook one.

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