Iris Xe Graphics MAX vs Radeon R6 (Carrizo)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R6 (Carrizo) with Iris Xe Graphics MAX, including specs and performance data.

R6 (Carrizo)
2015
12 Watt
1.49

Iris Xe Graphics MAX outperforms R6 (Carrizo) by a whopping 238% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking984633
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.9814.12
ArchitectureGCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code nameCarrizoDG1
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2015 (9 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 cores384768
Boost clock speed800 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors2410 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-35 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rateno data79.20
Floating-point processing powerno data2.534 TFLOPS
ROPsno data24
TMUsno data48

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x4
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeno dataLPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data4.3 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data68.26 GB/s
Shared memory+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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 12_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.2

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 HD11
−218%
35−40
+218%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Dota 2 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−233%
40−45
+233%
Fortnite 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−213%
50−55
+213%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
World of Tanks 31
−223%
100−105
+223%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Dota 2 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−233%
40−45
+233%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−213%
50−55
+213%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
World of Tanks 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Valorant 7−8
−200%
21−24
+200%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−213%
50−55
+213%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−233%
50−55
+233%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Dota 2 16−18
−213%
50−55
+213%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Valorant 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

This is how R6 (Carrizo) and Iris Xe Graphics MAX compete in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics MAX is 218% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.49 5.04
Recency 4 June 2015 31 October 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 25 Watt

R6 (Carrizo) has 108.3% lower power consumption.

Iris Xe Graphics MAX, on the other hand, has a 238.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Xe Graphics MAX is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R6 (Carrizo) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R6 (Carrizo) is a notebook card while Iris Xe Graphics MAX is a desktop one.

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