Iris Xe Graphics MAX vs Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS with Iris Xe Graphics MAX, including specs and performance data.
Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS outperforms Iris Xe Graphics MAX by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 416 | 623 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 19.76 | 14.06 |
| Architecture | no data | Generation 12.1 (2020−2021) |
| GPU code name | no data | DG1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | no data | 31 October 2020 (4 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 | 1536 | 768 |
| Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1650 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 79.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.534 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 24 |
| TMUs | no data | 48 |
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 | no data | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | LPDDR5x | LPDDR4X |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 8448 MHz | 4.3 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 68.26 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
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 data | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2 |
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 | 37
+131%
| 16−18
−131%
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Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.49 | 5.11 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 25 Watt |
Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS has a 124.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
Iris Xe Graphics MAX, on the other hand, has 60% lower power consumption.
The Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics MAX in performance tests.
Be aware that Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 4.6 TFLOPS is a notebook card while Iris Xe Graphics MAX is a desktop 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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