Arc Pro B50 vs Iris Xe MAX Graphics

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe MAX Graphics with Arc Pro B50, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics
2020
4 GB LPDDR4X, 25 Watt
4.46

Pro B50 outperforms MAX Graphics by a whopping 569% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking681194
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data47.43
Power efficiency14.3734.32
ArchitectureGeneration 12.1 (2020−2021)Xe2 (2024)
GPU code nameDG1BMG-G21
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date31 October 2020 (4 years ago)5 September 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores7682048
Core clock speed300 MHz1700 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz2600 MHz
Number of transistorsno data19,600 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate79.20332.8
Floating-point processing power2.534 TFLOPS10.65 TFLOPS
ROPs2416
TMUs48128
Ray Tracing Coresno data16
L2 Cache1024 KB4 MB
L3 Cache4 MBno 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 x4PCIe 5.0 x8
Lengthno data167 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeLPDDR4XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed2133 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth68.26 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort 2.1

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.4

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 4.46
Arc Pro B50 29.82
+569%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1971
Samples: 7
Arc Pro B50 13186
+569%
Samples: 6

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
−567%
180−190
+567%
1440p20
−550%
130−140
+550%
4K16
−525%
100−110
+525%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data1.94
1440pno data2.68
4Kno data3.49

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−567%
140−150
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 38
−558%
250−260
+558%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−567%
140−150
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Far Cry 5 26
−554%
170−180
+554%
Fortnite 34
−547%
220−230
+547%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−536%
140−150
+536%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−554%
85−90
+554%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−532%
120−130
+532%
Valorant 60−65
−567%
400−450
+567%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 35
−557%
230−240
+557%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−567%
140−150
+567%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 80−85
−510%
500−550
+510%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Dota 2 40
−550%
260−270
+550%
Far Cry 5 25
−540%
160−170
+540%
Fortnite 31
−545%
200−210
+545%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−536%
140−150
+536%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−554%
85−90
+554%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
−550%
130−140
+550%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Metro Exodus 18
−567%
120−130
+567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−532%
120−130
+532%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34
−547%
220−230
+547%
Valorant 60−65
−567%
400−450
+567%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 33
−567%
220−230
+567%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
Dota 2 38
−558%
250−260
+558%
Far Cry 5 24
−567%
160−170
+567%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−536%
140−150
+536%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−550%
65−70
+550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−532%
120−130
+532%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
−567%
120−130
+567%
Valorant 60−65
−567%
400−450
+567%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 22
−536%
140−150
+536%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
−549%
240−250
+549%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−547%
220−230
+547%
Valorant 50−55
−477%
300−310
+477%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−536%
70−75
+536%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−543%
45−50
+543%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
−567%
60−65
+567%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−547%
110−120
+547%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−536%
70−75
+536%
Valorant 24−27
−567%
160−170
+567%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Dota 2 20
−550%
130−140
+550%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−567%
40−45
+567%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%

This is how Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Arc Pro B50 compete in popular games:

  • Arc Pro B50 is 567% faster in 1080p
  • Arc Pro B50 is 550% faster in 1440p
  • Arc Pro B50 is 525% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.46 29.82
Recency 31 October 2020 5 September 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 70 Watt

Iris Xe MAX Graphics has 180% lower power consumption.

Arc Pro B50, on the other hand, has a 568.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc Pro B50 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe MAX Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a notebook graphics card while Arc Pro B50 is a workstation one.

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