RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell vs Iris Xe MAX Graphics

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe MAX Graphics with RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics
2020
4 GB LPDDR4X, 25 Watt
4.94

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by a whopping 1641% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.86
Power efficiency13.9910.15
ArchitectureGeneration 12.1 (2020−2021)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameDG1GB202
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date31 October 2020 (4 years ago)18 March 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$8,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores76824064
Core clock speed300 MHz1590 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz2617 MHz
Number of transistorsno data92,200 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt600 Watt
Texture fill rate79.201,968
Floating-point processing power2.534 TFLOPS126 TFLOPS
ROPs24192
TMUs48752
Tensor Coresno data752
Ray Tracing Coresno data188

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 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeLPDDR4XGDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB96 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit512 Bit
Memory clock speed2133 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth68.26 GB/s1.79 TB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputs4x DisplayPort 2.1b

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

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.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 4.94
RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 85.99
+1641%

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 PRO 6000 Blackwell 34320
+1641%

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
−1567%
450−500
+1567%
1440p20
−1400%
300−350
+1400%
4K16
−1588%
270−280
+1588%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data19.03
1440pno data28.55
4Kno data31.72

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−1567%
350−400
+1567%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Battlefield 5 38
−1611%
650−700
+1611%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−1567%
350−400
+1567%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Far Cry 5 26
−1631%
450−500
+1631%
Fortnite 34
−1518%
550−600
+1518%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−1491%
350−400
+1491%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−1592%
220−230
+1592%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−1479%
300−310
+1479%
Valorant 60−65
−1567%
1000−1050
+1567%

Full HD
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Battlefield 5 35
−1614%
600−650
+1614%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−1567%
350−400
+1567%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 80−85
−1587%
1400−1450
+1587%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Dota 2 40
−1525%
650−700
+1525%
Far Cry 5 25
−1500%
400−450
+1500%
Fortnite 31
−1513%
500−550
+1513%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−1491%
350−400
+1491%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−1592%
220−230
+1592%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
−1400%
300−310
+1400%
Metro Exodus 18
−1567%
300−310
+1567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−1479%
300−310
+1479%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34
−1518%
550−600
+1518%
Valorant 60−65
−1567%
1000−1050
+1567%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Battlefield 5 33
−1567%
550−600
+1567%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−1600%
170−180
+1600%
Dota 2 38
−1611%
650−700
+1611%
Far Cry 5 24
−1567%
400−450
+1567%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−1491%
350−400
+1491%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−1479%
300−310
+1479%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
−1567%
300−310
+1567%
Valorant 60−65
−1567%
1000−1050
+1567%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 22
−1491%
350−400
+1491%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
−1522%
600−650
+1522%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−1567%
550−600
+1567%
Valorant 50−55
−1598%
900−950
+1598%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
Battlefield 5 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1567%
150−160
+1567%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−1627%
190−200
+1627%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
−1567%
150−160
+1567%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−1606%
290−300
+1606%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−1627%
190−200
+1627%
Valorant 24−27
−1567%
400−450
+1567%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Dota 2 20
−1400%
300−310
+1400%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1525%
65−70
+1525%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%

This is how Iris Xe MAX Graphics and RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell compete in popular games:

  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 1567% faster in 1080p
  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 1400% faster in 1440p
  • RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell is 1588% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.94 85.99
Recency 31 October 2020 18 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 96 GB
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 600 Watt

Iris Xe MAX Graphics has 2300% lower power consumption.

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 1640.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell 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 PRO 6000 Blackwell is a workstation one.

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