Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT

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Combined performance score

RX 6900 XT
69.30
+508%

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by 508% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking18381
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money18.51no data
ArchitectureNavi / RDNA2 (2020−2022)Gen. 12 Xe (2020)
GPU code nameNavi 21iDG1LPDEV
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date8 December 2020 (3 years old)31 October 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data
Current price$957 (1x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores512096
Core clock speed1825 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2250 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors26,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate720.079.20

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 6900 XT and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
Length267 mmno data
Width3-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR6LPDDR4x
Maximum RAM amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed16000 MHz4266 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 GB/s68.26 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.13.0
Vulkan1.21.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RX 6900 XT 69.30
+508%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 11.39

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by 508% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 6900 XT 26856
+1263%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1971

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by 1263% in Passmark.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

RX 6900 XT 59119
+620%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 8214

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by 620% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

RX 6900 XT 50587
+699%
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 6333

Radeon RX 6900 XT outperforms Iris Xe MAX Graphics by 699% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD193
+615%
27
−615%
1440p134
+570%
20
−570%
4K83
+419%
16
−419%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+656%
18−20
−656%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 117
+388%
24−27
−388%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 169
+789%
19
−789%
Battlefield 5 195
+413%
38
−413%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 170−180
+477%
30−33
−477%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+656%
18−20
−656%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+504%
26
−504%
Far Cry New Dawn 126
+448%
23
−448%
Forza Horizon 4 283
+608%
40−45
−608%
Hitman 3 283
+758%
33
−758%
Horizon Zero Dawn 205
+754%
24−27
−754%
Red Dead Redemption 2 196
+626%
27
−626%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 222
+865%
23
−865%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190
+805%
21−24
−805%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 106
+342%
24−27
−342%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 142
+2267%
6
−2267%
Battlefield 5 196
+460%
35
−460%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 170−180
+477%
30−33
−477%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+656%
18−20
−656%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+528%
25
−528%
Far Cry New Dawn 123
+459%
22
−459%
Forza Horizon 4 279
+598%
40−45
−598%
Hitman 3 276
+886%
28
−886%
Horizon Zero Dawn 174
+625%
24−27
−625%
Metro Exodus 164
+811%
18
−811%
Red Dead Redemption 2 124
+1278%
9
−1278%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 207
+1782%
11
−1782%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 323
+850%
34
−850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170
+710%
21−24
−710%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 98
+308%
24−27
−308%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 137
+661%
18−20
−661%
Battlefield 5 197
+497%
33
−497%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+656%
18−20
−656%
Far Cry 5 150−160
+554%
24
−554%
Far Cry New Dawn 118
+490%
20
−490%
Forza Horizon 4 248
+520%
40−45
−520%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 164
+811%
18
−811%
Watch Dogs: Legion 121
+476%
21−24
−476%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+641%
16−18
−641%
Hitman 3 213
+1083%
18−20
−1083%
Horizon Zero Dawn 136
+700%
16−18
−700%
Metro Exodus 102
+920%
10−11
−920%
Red Dead Redemption 2 82
+925%
8−9
−925%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 159
+960%
14−16
−960%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 99
+800%
10−12
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 109
+1263%
8−9
−1263%
Battlefield 5 196
+833%
21−24
−833%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+1133%
6−7
−1133%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+644%
18−20
−644%
Far Cry New Dawn 117
+516%
18−20
−516%
Forza Horizon 4 231
+1000%
21−24
−1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+1064%
10−12
−1064%
Watch Dogs: Legion 91
+1417%
6−7
−1417%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+875%
8−9
−875%
Hitman 3 128
+1064%
10−12
−1064%
Horizon Zero Dawn 38
+322%
9−10
−322%
Metro Exodus 67
+1240%
5−6
−1240%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55
+817%
6−7
−817%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85
+1317%
6−7
−1317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+1009%
11
−1009%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+1033%
6−7
−1033%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+1220%
5−6
−1220%
Battlefield 5 134
+1240%
10−11
−1240%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+811%
9−10
−811%
Far Cry New Dawn 101
+742%
12−14
−742%
Forza Horizon 4 162
+980%
14−16
−980%
Watch Dogs: Legion 54
+1250%
4−5
−1250%

This is how RX 6900 XT and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RX 6900 XT is 615% faster than Iris Xe MAX Graphics

1440p resolution:

  • RX 6900 XT is 570% faster than Iris Xe MAX Graphics

4K resolution:

  • RX 6900 XT is 419% faster than Iris Xe MAX Graphics

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 6900 XT is 2267% faster than the Iris Xe MAX Graphics.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RX 6900 XT surpassed Iris Xe MAX Graphics in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 69.30 11.39
Recency 8 December 2020 31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 25 Watt

The Radeon RX 6900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe MAX Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6900 XT is a desktop card while Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a notebook one.


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

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