Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Radeon Pro 455

Place in the ranking	516	624
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	15.81	14.03
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	Baffin	DG1
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	30 October 2016 (8 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 cores	768	768
Core clock speed	855 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	41.04	79.20
Floating-point processing power	1.313 TFLOPS	2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	24
TMUs	48	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x4
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	1270 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth	81.28 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

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	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.

Pro 455 8.08
+57.8%

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.

Pro 455 3112
+57.9%

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.

Pro 455 5388

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 8214
+52.4%

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.

Pro 455 3759

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 6333
+68.5%

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.

Pro 455 23434

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 36993
+57.9%

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.

Pro 455 229045
+29.1%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 177442

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Pro 455 1118

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1743
+55.9%

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	33 +22.2%	27 −22.2%
1440p	24−27 +41.2%	17 −41.2%
4K	23 +53.3%	15 −53.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

12−14

−38.5%

18−20
+38.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −72.7%	19 +72.7%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −50%	35−40 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −39.1%	30−35 +39.1%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −40.7%	75−80 +40.7%
Hitman 3	16−18 −50%	24 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −32.6%	60−65 +32.6%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −138%	57 +138%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −50%	33 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −37%	35−40 +37%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −19.3%	65−70 +19.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +83.3%	6 −83.3%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −50%	35−40 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 −39.1%	30−35 +39.1%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −40.7%	75−80 +40.7%
Hitman 3	16−18 −43.8%	23 +43.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −32.6%	60−65 +32.6%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −79.2%	43 +79.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −45.5%	30−35 +45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −22.2%	33 +22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −26.1%	27−30 +26.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −19.3%	65−70 +19.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −38.5%	18−20 +38.5%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −50%	27−30 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −40.7%	75−80 +40.7%
Hitman 3	16−18 −31.3%	21 +31.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +76.9%	26 −76.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −7.4%	29 +7.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −28.6%	18 +28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 −19.3%	65−70 +19.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24

−13.6%

25
+13.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −37.5%	21−24 +37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 −41.7%	16−18 +41.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −37.5%	10−12 +37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 −50%	12−14 +50%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −44.4%	12−14 +44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −68.8%	50−55 +68.8%
Hitman 3	10−12 −27.3%	14−16 +27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −35.3%	21−24 +35.3%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −186%	20 +186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 −41.2%	70−75 +41.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−35.7%

18−20
+35.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Hitman 3	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −79.3%	50−55 +79.3%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −120%	11 +120%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −40%	7−8 +40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −50%	6−7 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 −66.7%	14−16 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −175%	11 +175%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−37.5%

10−12
+37.5%

This is how Pro 455 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

Pro 455 is 22% faster in 1080p
Pro 455 is 41% faster in 1440p
Pro 455 is 53% faster in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro 455 is 83% faster.
in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 186% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Pro 455 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
Iris Xe MAX Graphics is ahead in 69 tests (96%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.08	5.12
Recency	30 October 2016	31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Pro 455 has a 57.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 455 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe MAX Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 455 is a mobile workstation card while Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.