Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs vs Radeon R9 M485X

Place in the ranking	466	468
Place by popularity	not in top-100	88
Power efficiency	2.60	23.18
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	Amethyst	Tiger Lake Xe
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	15 August 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	2048	96
Core clock speed	723 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1350 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	28 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.54	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.961 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	128	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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	no data
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

no data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12_1
Shader Model	6.3	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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	24−27 −8.3%	26 +8.3%
1440p	14−16 −7.1%	15 +7.1%
4K	10−12 +0%	10 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−33.3%

20
+33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +4.5%	22 −4.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −50%	21 +50%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −89.5%	36 +89.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −6.7%	16 +6.7%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 −33.3%	24 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −134%	124 +134%
Metro Exodus	30−33 −16.7%	35 +16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +52.9%	17 −52.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −47.5%	90 +47.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −28.6%	18 +28.6%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −68.4%	32 +68.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +15.4%	13 −15.4%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 −27.8%	23 +27.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 −111%	112 +111%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +7.1%	28 −7.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +0%	26 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +3.3%	30 −3.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −37.7%	84 +37.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +64.3%	14 −64.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −21.1%	23 +21.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +36.4%	11 −36.4%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Hitman 3	18−20 −11.1%	20 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +130%	23 −130%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +29.2%	24 −29.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +85.7%	14 −85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+85.7%

−85.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −75%	7 +75%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Hitman 3	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 −72.7%	19 +72.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

+0%

16−18

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −71.4%	12 +71.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −83.3%	11 +83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

+0%

9−10

+0%

This is how R9 M485X and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs compete in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 8% faster in 1080p
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 7% faster in 1440p
A tie in 4K

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M485X is 130% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 134% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R9 M485X is ahead in 13 tests (18%)
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is ahead in 19 tests (26%)
there's a draw in 40 tests (56%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.50	9.47
Recency	15 May 2016	15 August 2020
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	28 Watt

R9 M485X has a 0.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 792.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon R9 M485X and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs.

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