Iris Plus Graphics vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Iris Plus Graphics, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
9.00
+90.7%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms Iris Plus Graphics by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking488649
Place by popularity28not in top-100
Power efficiency41.4021.71
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameVegaIce Lake GT2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (5 years ago)no data

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 cores512512
Boost clock speed2100 MHz1000 MHz
Manufacturing process technology7 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data32.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.024 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data32

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x1
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
OpenGLno data4.6

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 HD23
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
1440p17
+113%
8−9
−113%
4K9
+125%
4−5
−125%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 13
+117%
6−7
−117%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+111%
9−10
−111%
Elden Ring 18
+100%
9−10
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Counter-Strike 2 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+114%
7−8
−114%
Forza Horizon 4 32
+100%
16−18
−100%
Metro Exodus 27
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+106%
16−18
−106%
Valorant 44
+110%
21−24
−110%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Counter-Strike 2 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+120%
5−6
−120%
Dota 2 29
+107%
14−16
−107%
Elden Ring 22
+120%
10−11
−120%
Far Cry 5 30
+114%
14−16
−114%
Fortnite 50−55
+96.3%
27−30
−96.3%
Forza Horizon 4 27
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 19
+111%
9−10
−111%
Metro Exodus 19
+111%
9−10
−111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 57
+111%
27−30
−111%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12
+100%
6−7
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Valorant 14
+100%
7−8
−100%
World of Tanks 48
+100%
24−27
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
Dota 2 48
+100%
24−27
−100%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+111%
18−20
−111%
Forza Horizon 4 23
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+103%
35−40
−103%
Valorant 37
+106%
18−20
−106%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
Elden Ring 12
+100%
6−7
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
+120%
10−11
−120%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
World of Tanks 21
+110%
10−11
−110%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+100%
8−9
−100%
Metro Exodus 17
+113%
8−9
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Valorant 39
+117%
18−20
−117%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 10
+100%
5−6
−100%
Elden Ring 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
+100%
5−6
−100%
Metro Exodus 6
+100%
3−4
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 13
+117%
6−7
−117%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+100%
5−6
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 18
+100%
9−10
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Fortnite 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 9
+125%
4−5
−125%
Valorant 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Iris Plus Graphics compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 92% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 113% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 125% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.00 4.72
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 90.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while Iris Plus Graphics is a desktop one.


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