Iris Xe Graphics 80EU vs Radeon Pro W6800X
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) | Generation 12.2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Navi 21 | Alder Lake GT1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 August 2021 (3 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,799 | 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 | 3840 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 1800 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2087 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 26,800 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 500.9 | 52.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 16.03 TFLOPS | 1.664 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 96 | 20 |
| TMUs | 240 | 40 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 60 | 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 | Apple MPX | Ring Bus |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | Quad-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | Apple MPX | 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 | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | 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 | 1x HDMI 2.1, 4x Thunderbolt | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 August 2021 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 45 Watt |
Pro W6800X has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
Iris Xe Graphics 80EU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 344.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro W6800X and Iris Xe Graphics 80EU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro W6800X is a workstation graphics card while Iris Xe Graphics 80EU 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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