Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) vs AMD Radeon RX 480 Mobile

Price now 577$

Games supported 70%

Price now no data

Games supported 64%

Questions and comments

General info

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

Place in performance rating	395	513
Value for money	4.01	no data
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	Polaris	Ice Lake G7 Gen. 11
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 August 2016 (6 years old)	28 May 2019 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	no data
Current price	$577 (1.3x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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	2304	64
Core clock speed	no data	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1077 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	100 Watt	12-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	155.1	no data
Floating-point performance	4,963 gflops	no data

Dimensions and compatibility

Information on Radeon RX 480 Mobile and Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM 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	8000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Video outputs and ports

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

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Technologies

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

Quick Sync

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API support

APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12_1
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	no data

Benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.

Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 480 Mobile 8.74
+60.7%

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 5.44

3DMark Fire Strike Score

3DMark Fire Strike Score

Benchmark coverage: 13%

RX 480 Mobile 4070
+60.7%

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 2532

Radeon RX 480 Mobile outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) by 61% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

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Popular games

Full HD
Low Preset
Full HD
Medium Preset
Full HD
High Preset
Full HD
Ultra Preset
1440p
High Preset
1440p
Ultra Preset
4K
High Preset
4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
+50%

10−11

−50%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +66.7%	18 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +91.7%	12 −91.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +41.2%	17 −41.2%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +138%	13 −138%
Hitman 3	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +45.5%	11 −45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +42.9%	14 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +87.5%	16 −87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +130%	10 −130%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
Hitman 3	21−24 +91.7%	12−14 −91.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +100%	9−10 −100%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +160%	5 −160%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +186%	7 −186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +5.6%	18 −5.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +76.5%	16−18 −76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +109%	11 −109%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +84.6%	12−14 −84.6%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +111%	9 −111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Hitman 3	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	no data
Battlefield 5	14−16 +400%	3−4 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +100%	8−9 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Hitman 3	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +133%	3−4 −133%

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance rating	8.74	5.44
Recency	1 August 2016	28 May 2019
Pipelines / CUDA cores	2304	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Thermal design power (TDP)	100 Watt	12 Watt

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

Radeon RX 480 Mobile

since it shows better performance.

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

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Radeon RX 480 Mobile

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Competitors of Radeon RX 480 Mobile by NVIDIA

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Radeon RX 480 Mobile from NVIDIA is GeForce GTX 870M, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 2 positions in our rating.