Iris Xe Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake) vs Qualcomm Adreno 690
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 805 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 26.27 | no data |
| Architecture | no data | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
| GPU code name | no data | Alder Lake Xe |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 December 2018 (5 years ago) | 4 January 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 | no data | 64 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1400 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | no data |
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.
| Shared memory | + | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | DirectX 12_1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 December 2018 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 10 nm |
Qualcomm Adreno 690 has a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Iris Xe Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.
We couldn't decide between Qualcomm Adreno 690 and Iris Xe Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake). We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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