Iris Xe Graphics G4 vs Radeon RX 460

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	397	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	1.29	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Generation 12.0 (2020)
GPU code name	Polaris 11 / Baffin XT	Tiger Lake GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	8 August 2016 (7 years ago)	2 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data
Current price	$397 (4.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	896	384
Core clock speed	1090 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	67.20	52.80
Floating-point performance	2,150 gflops	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 460 and Iris Xe Graphics G4 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x1
Length	170 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	112.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

Supported Technologies

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

FreeSync	+	no data
Quick Sync	no data	+

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	8 August 2016	2 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt

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