Iris Xe Graphics G7 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL

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Radeon RX Vega M GL Radeon RX Vega M GL / 870
VS
Iris Xe Graphics G7 Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and Iris Xe Graphics G7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.88

Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms RX Vega M GL by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX Vega M GL RX Vega M GL
Iris Xe Graphics G7 Iris Xe Graphics G7

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking455425
Place by popularitynot in top-10026
Power efficiency10.42no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code namePolaris 22Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 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 cores128096
Core clock speed931 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1011 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data
Texture fill rate80.88no data
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs80no 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).

InterfaceIGPno 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 typeHBM2DDR4
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width1024 Bitno data
Memory clock speed700 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth179.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

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)DirectX 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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 14% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 3 tests (6%)
  • there's a draw in 44 tests (94%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.88 10.93
Recency 1 February 2018 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

Iris Xe Graphics G7 has a 10.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.

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

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