RTX A5500 vs Iris Xe MAX Graphics

Place in the ranking	634	47
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	14.15	17.05
Architecture	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	DG1	GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	31 October 2020 (4 years ago)	22 March 2022 (2 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 cores	768	10240
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1080 MHz
Boost clock speed	1650 MHz	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	230 Watt
Texture fill rate	79.20	532.8
Floating-point processing power	2.534 TFLOPS	34.1 TFLOPS
ROPs	24	96
TMUs	48	320
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

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	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 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 type	LPDDR4X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2133 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	68.26 GB/s	768.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 5.01

RTX A5500 55.57
+1009%

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

RTX A5500 21854
+1009%

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	26 −977%	280−290 +977%
1440p	17 −959%	180−190 +959%
4K	16 −963%	170−180 +963%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −971%	150−160 +971%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −967%	160−170 +967%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −971%	150−160 +971%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 −971%	75−80 +971%
Forza Horizon 4	39 −926%	400−450 +926%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −1000%	110−120 +1000%
Metro Exodus	23 −987%	250−260 +987%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 −961%	350−400 +961%
Valorant	29 −934%	300−310 +934%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −967%	160−170 +967%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −971%	150−160 +971%
Cyberpunk 2077	6 −983%	65−70 +983%
Dota 2	27 −974%	290−300 +974%
Far Cry 5	29 −934%	300−310 +934%
Fortnite	30−33 −900%	300−310 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	33 −961%	350−400 +961%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −1000%	110−120 +1000%
Grand Theft Auto V	20 −1000%	220−230 +1000%
Metro Exodus	18 −956%	190−200 +956%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −947%	450−500 +947%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9 −956%	95−100 +956%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −959%	180−190 +959%
Valorant	15 −967%	160−170 +967%
World of Tanks	80−85 −984%	900−950 +984%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 −967%	160−170 +967%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 −971%	150−160 +971%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Dota 2	38 −953%	400−450 +953%
Far Cry 5	42 −971%	450−500 +971%
Forza Horizon 4	29 −934%	300−310 +934%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −1000%	110−120 +1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −947%	450−500 +947%
Valorant	14−16 −967%	160−170 +967%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −961%	350−400 +961%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
World of Tanks	35−40 −981%	400−450 +981%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1000%	110−120 +1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −991%	120−130 +991%
Forza Horizon 4	20 −1000%	220−230 +1000%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −971%	75−80 +971%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −963%	85−90 +963%
Valorant	14−16 −971%	150−160 +971%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −959%	180−190 +959%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −963%	170−180 +963%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −967%	160−170 +967%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −900%	30−33 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −963%	170−180 +963%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −950%	21−24 +950%
Dota 2	20 −1000%	220−230 +1000%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −983%	65−70 +983%
Fortnite	4−5 −900%	40−45 +900%
Forza Horizon 4	11 −991%	120−130 +991%
Forza Horizon 5	3−4 −900%	30−33 +900%
Valorant	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%

This is how Iris Xe MAX Graphics and RTX A5500 compete in popular games:

RTX A5500 is 977% faster in 1080p
RTX A5500 is 959% faster in 1440p
RTX A5500 is 963% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.01	55.57
Recency	31 October 2020	22 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	10 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	230 Watt

Iris Xe MAX Graphics has 820% lower power consumption.

RTX A5500, on the other hand, has a 1009.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX A5500 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 card while RTX A5500 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.