Iris Xe Graphics G4 vs Radeon R9 280X

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking388not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.78no data
Power efficiency4.25no data
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code nameTahitiTiger Lake GT2
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)2 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores2048384
Core clock speedno data300 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate128.026.40
Floating-point processing power4.096 TFLOPS0.8448 TFLOPS
ROPs3212
TMUs12824

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x1
Length275 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount3 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width384 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth288 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-
DisplayPort support+-

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration+-
CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data
Quick Syncno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan+1.2

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 October 2013 2 September 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 15 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G4 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 280X and Iris Xe Graphics G4. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon R9 280X is a desktop graphics card while Iris Xe Graphics G4 is a notebook one.

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