Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Radeon HD 7770

Place in the ranking	602	623
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.45	no data
Power efficiency	4.84	14.05
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	DG1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	15 February 2012 (12 years ago)	31 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	640	768
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	40.00	79.20
Floating-point processing power	1.28 TFLOPS	2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	24
TMUs	40	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	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-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	LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	68.26 GB/s
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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

HD 7770 5.64
+10.2%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 5.12

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.

HD 7770 2172
+10.2%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1971

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.

HD 7770 3098

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 8214
+165%

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.

HD 7770 2825

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 6333
+124%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD 7770 18782

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 36993
+97%

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:

900p	47 +17.5%	40−45 −17.5%
Full HD	46 +70.4%	27 −70.4%
1440p	18−20 +5.9%	17 −5.9%
4K	16−18 +6.7%	15 −6.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.46	no data
1440p	8.83	no data
4K	9.94	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10

−100%

18−20
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −80%	27−30 +80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −217%	19 +217%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −140%	35−40 +140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −91.7%	21−24 +91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −100%	30−35 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −111%	75−80 +111%
Hitman 3	12−14 −100%	24 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −74.3%	60−65 +74.3%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −307%	57 +307%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −120%	33 +120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −85%	35−40 +85%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −41.7%	65−70 +41.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −80%	27−30 +80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +0%	6 +0%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −140%	35−40 +140%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −91.7%	21−24 +91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −100%	30−35 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −111%	75−80 +111%
Hitman 3	12−14 −91.7%	23 +91.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −74.3%	60−65 +74.3%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −207%	43 +207%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −113%	30−35 +113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −65%	33 +65%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −52.6%	27−30 +52.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −41.7%	65−70 +41.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −80%	27−30 +80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −200%	18−20 +200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −91.7%	21−24 +91.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −100%	18−20 +100%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −125%	27−30 +125%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −111%	75−80 +111%
Hitman 3	12−14 −75%	21 +75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +34.6%	26 −34.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −45%	29 +45%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +5.6%	18 −5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −41.7%	65−70 +41.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−66.7%

25
+66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −100%	21−24 +100%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −88.9%	16−18 +88.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −120%	10−12 +120%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −117%	12−14 +117%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −260%	50−55 +260%
Hitman 3	10−11 −40%	14−16 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −91.7%	21−24 +91.7%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	20
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −120%	10−12 +120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −100%	70−75 +100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−90%

18−20
+90%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −175%	10−12 +175%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Hitman 3	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −333%	50−55 +333%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −450%	11 +450%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	1−2
Far Cry 5	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −200%	14−16 +200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −100%	4−5 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

−83.3%

10−12
+83.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

+0%

This is how HD 7770 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

HD 7770 is 18% faster in 900p
HD 7770 is 70% faster in 1080p
HD 7770 is 6% faster in 1440p
HD 7770 is 7% faster in 4K

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7770 is 35% faster.
in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

HD 7770 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
Iris Xe MAX Graphics is ahead in 66 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.64	5.12
Recency	15 February 2012	31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	25 Watt

HD 7770 has a 10.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 220% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe MAX Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7770 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.