UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs Iris Xe Graphics MAX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics MAX with UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe Graphics MAX
2020
4 GB LPDDR4X, 25 Watt
4.96

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) outperforms Iris Xe Graphics MAX by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Iris Xe Graphics MAX Iris Xe Graphics MAX
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking633555
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.12no data
ArchitectureGeneration 12.1 (2020−2021)Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code nameDG1Alder Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date31 October 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 years 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 cores76864
Boost clock speed1650 MHz1400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology10 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Wattno data
Texture fill rate79.20no data
Floating-point processing power2.534 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs48no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4no 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 typeLPDDR4Xno data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed4.3 GB/sno data
Memory bandwidth68.26 GB/sno 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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.2-

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 HD14−16
−50%
21
+50%
1440p7−8
−57.1%
11
+57.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 32
+0%
32
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Valorant 25
+0%
25
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8
+0%
8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6
+0%
Dota 2 26
+0%
26
+0%
Far Cry 5 27
+0%
27
+0%
Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 26
+0%
26
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 12
+0%
12
+0%
Metro Exodus 13
+0%
13
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 18
+0%
18
+0%
World of Tanks 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Dota 2 49
+0%
49
+0%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20
+0%
20
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Valorant 22
+0%
22
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 6
+0%
6
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 6
+0%
6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
World of Tanks 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics MAX and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 50% faster in 1080p
  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 57% faster in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 4.96 6.96
Recency 31 October 2020 4 January 2022

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) has a 40.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 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 UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is a notebook one.

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Community ratings

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