UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) vs Radeon R9 M485X

Place in the ranking	466	754
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.63	8.67
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	Amethyst	Ice Lake G1 Gen. 11
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 May 2016 (8 years ago)	28 May 2019 (5 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	32
Core clock speed	723 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	12-25 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	DDR4
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	35−40 +169%	13 −169%
4K	27−30 +200%	9 −200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Elden Ring	27−30 +350%	6 −350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +217%	12 −217%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +225%	8 −225%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +317%	6 −317%
Valorant	35−40 +1650%	2−3 −1650%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Dota 2	30−35 +183%	12 −183%
Elden Ring	27−30 +350%	6−7 −350%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +200%	13 −200%
Fortnite	55−60 +229%	16−18 −229%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +245%	11 −245%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +386%	7 −386%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +333%	6−7 −333%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +131%	32 −131%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +127%	10−12 −127%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +164%	10−12 −164%
Valorant	35−40 +1650%	2−3 −1650%
World of Tanks	130−140 +363%	30 −363%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +288%	8−9 −288%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +171%	7−8 −171%
Dota 2	30−35 +70%	20 −70%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +225%	12 −225%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +192%	13 −192%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +155%	27−30 −155%
Valorant	35−40 +1650%	2−3 −1650%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Elden Ring	12−14 +333%	3−4 −333%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +109%	21−24 −109%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
World of Tanks	65−70 +209%	21−24 −209%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +1900%	1−2 −1900%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Valorant	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Dota 2	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Elden Ring	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +211%	9−10 −211%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Counter-Strike 2	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	20−22 +122%	9 −122%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Fortnite	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14	0−1
Valorant	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%

This is how R9 M485X and UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) compete in popular games:

R9 M485X is 169% faster in 1080p
R9 M485X is 200% faster in 4K

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M485X is 1900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, R9 M485X surpassed UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) in all 58 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.52	3.14
Recency	15 May 2016	28 May 2019
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	12 Watt

R9 M485X has a 203.2% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 1983.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 M485X is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) in performance tests.

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