Radeon RX 7400 vs Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Iris Xe MAX Graphics with Radeon RX 7400, including specs and performance data.
RX 7400 outperforms MAX Graphics by a whopping 514% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 681 | 223 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 14.44 | 51.58 |
| Architecture | Generation 12.1 (2020−2021) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025) |
| GPU code name | DG1 | Navi 33 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 31 October 2020 (4 years ago) | 8 August 2025 (less than a year 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 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 1452 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1650 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 43 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 79.20 | 257.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.534 TFLOPS | 16.49 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 64 |
| TMUs | 48 | 112 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 28 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 448 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 64 MB |
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 x8 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-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 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2133 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 68.26 GB/s | 288.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
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.
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.
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 | 27
−493%
| 160−170
+493%
|
| 1440p | 20
−500%
| 120−130
+500%
|
| 4K | 16
−494%
| 95−100
+494%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−471%
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120−130
+471%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−500%
|
60−65
+500%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−500%
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60−65
+500%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 38
−505%
|
230−240
+505%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−471%
|
120−130
+471%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−500%
|
60−65
+500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 26
−477%
|
150−160
+477%
|
| Fortnite | 34
−488%
|
200−210
+488%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−491%
|
130−140
+491%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−477%
|
75−80
+477%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−500%
|
60−65
+500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−479%
|
110−120
+479%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−483%
|
350−400
+483%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 35
−500%
|
210−220
+500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−471%
|
120−130
+471%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 80−85
−510%
|
500−550
+510%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−500%
|
60−65
+500%
|
| Dota 2 | 40
−500%
|
240−250
+500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 25
−500%
|
150−160
+500%
|
| Fortnite | 31
−513%
|
190−200
+513%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−491%
|
130−140
+491%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−477%
|
75−80
+477%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20
−500%
|
120−130
+500%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−500%
|
60−65
+500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18
−511%
|
110−120
+511%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−479%
|
110−120
+479%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 34
−488%
|
200−210
+488%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−483%
|
350−400
+483%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 33
−506%
|
200−210
+506%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−500%
|
60−65
+500%
|
| Dota 2 | 38
−505%
|
230−240
+505%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24
−483%
|
140−150
+483%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−491%
|
130−140
+491%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11
−500%
|
60−65
+500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−479%
|
110−120
+479%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18
−511%
|
110−120
+511%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
−483%
|
350−400
+483%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 22
−491%
|
130−140
+491%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−511%
|
55−60
+511%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 35−40
−495%
|
220−230
+495%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 5−6
−500%
|
30−33
+500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−500%
|
24−27
+500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−488%
|
200−210
+488%
|
| 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
−511%
|
55−60
+511%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
−491%
|
65−70
+491%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−500%
|
30−33
+500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−483%
|
35−40
+483%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
−511%
|
55−60
+511%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−488%
|
100−105
+488%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 11
−491%
|
65−70
+491%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
−483%
|
140−150
+483%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Dota 2 | 20
−500%
|
120−130
+500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−500%
|
24−27
+500%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−483%
|
35−40
+483%
|
| 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 RX 7400 compete in popular games:
- RX 7400 is 493% faster in 1080p
- RX 7400 is 500% faster in 1440p
- RX 7400 is 494% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.46 | 27.40 |
| Recency | 31 October 2020 | 8 August 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 43 Watt |
Iris Xe MAX Graphics has 72% lower power consumption.
RX 7400, on the other hand, has a 514.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 7400 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 Radeon RX 7400 is a desktop one.
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