Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs vs Radeon RX 580 2048SP

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 2048SP with Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, including specs and performance data.

RX 580 2048SP
2018
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
19.97
+116%

RX 580 2048SP outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking281479
Place by popularity61not in top-100
Power efficiency9.1822.78
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code namePolaris 20Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 October 2018 (6 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 cores204896
Core clock speed1168 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1284 MHz1350 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt28 Watt
Texture fill rate164.4no data
Floating-point processing power5.259 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs128no 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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 HD55−60
+104%
27
−104%
1440p30−35
+87.5%
16
−87.5%
4K21−24
+90.9%
11
−90.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 15
+0%
15
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+0%
20
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 15
+0%
15
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 38
+0%
38
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
Metro Exodus 29
+0%
29
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Valorant 26
+0%
26
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12
+0%
12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+0%
11
+0%
Dota 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Far Cry 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Fortnite 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+0%
30
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+0%
17
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8
+0%
8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
World of Tanks 96
+0%
96
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 11
+0%
11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Dota 2 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 34
+0%
34
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+0%
24
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 22
+0%
22
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Valorant 23
+0%
23
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 7
+0%
7
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 7
+0%
7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
World of Tanks 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
+0%
3
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 19
+0%
19
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 8
+0%
8
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 8
+0%
8
+0%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+0%
8
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 20
+0%
20
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 11
+0%
11
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Valorant 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how RX 580 2048SP and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs compete in popular games:

  • RX 580 2048SP is 104% faster in 1080p
  • RX 580 2048SP is 88% faster in 1440p
  • RX 580 2048SP is 91% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.97 9.25
Recency 15 October 2018 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 28 Watt

RX 580 2048SP has a 115.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 435.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 580 2048SP is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580 2048SP is a desktop card while Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a notebook one.


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