Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Radeon HD 8400

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8400 with Iris Xe MAX Graphics, including specs and performance data.

HD 8400
2013
25 Watt
0.69

Iris Xe MAX Graphics outperforms HD 8400 by a whopping 641% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1172621
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.9114.13
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code nameKalindiDG1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date23 November 2013 (10 years ago)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 cores128768
Core clock speed400 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1650 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate3.20079.20
Floating-point processing power0.1024 TFLOPS2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs424
TMUs848

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x4
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem SharedLPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared4 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared2133 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data68.26 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.36.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2

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 8400 0.69
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 5.11
+641%

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 8400 265
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1971
+644%

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 8400 614
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 8214
+1238%

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 8400 401
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 6333
+1479%

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 8400 2883
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 36993
+1183%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD 8400 36156
Iris Xe MAX Graphics 177442
+391%

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 HD9
−200%
27
+200%
1440p2−3
−750%
17
+750%
4K2−3
−700%
16
+700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−667%
21−24
+667%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3100%
30−35
+3100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−380%
24
+380%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−455%
60−65
+455%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 33
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−517%
35−40
+517%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−127%
65−70
+127%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−667%
21−24
+667%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−3100%
30−35
+3100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−360%
23
+360%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−455%
60−65
+455%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 30−35
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−450%
33
+450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−190%
27−30
+190%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−127%
65−70
+127%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−667%
21−24
+667%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Hitman 3 5−6
−320%
21
+320%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−136%
26
+136%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−383%
29
+383%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−80%
18
+80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−127%
65−70
+127%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 25

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1600%
16−18
+1600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 10−12
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Hitman 3 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−667%
21−24
+667%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−3500%
70−75
+3500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 8−9

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 5−6

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19
+0%
19
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 57
+0%
57
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6
+0%
6
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 43
+0%
43
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
+0%
20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+0%
11
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
+0%
11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

This is how HD 8400 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

  • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 200% faster in 1080p
  • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 750% faster in 1440p
  • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 700% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 3500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is ahead in 35 tests (53%)
  • there's a draw in 31 test (47%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 5.11
Recency 23 November 2013 31 October 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm

Iris Xe MAX Graphics has a 640.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Xe MAX Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8400 is a desktop card while Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a notebook one.


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