Iris Xe Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake) vs Radeon HD 6850 X2
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 566 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.80 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
| GPU code name | Barts | Alder Lake Xe |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 19 September 2011 (13 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 | 960 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 254 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.536 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | no data |
| TMUs | 48 | no data |
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 2.0 x16 | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 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.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1050 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 134.4 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
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 | 11.2 (11_0) | DirectX 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 September 2011 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 10 nm |
Iris Xe Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake) has an age advantage of 10 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 6850 X2 and Iris Xe Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6850 X2 is a desktop card while Iris Xe Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake) 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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