Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs vs Radeon RX Vega M GL
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX Vega M GL outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 447 | 479 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.74 | 22.78 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 22 | Tiger Lake Xe |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 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 cores | 1280 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 931 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1011 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 80.88 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.588 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | no data |
| TMUs | 80 | no 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).
| Interface | IGP | no 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 type | HBM2 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 1024 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 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 | No outputs | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| 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 | - |
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 HD | 27−30
+0%
| 27
+0%
|
| 1440p | 16−18
+0%
| 16
+0%
|
| 4K | 12−14
+9.1%
| 11
−9.1%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
+18%
|
50−55
−18%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+11.4%
|
70−75
−11.4%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+28.6%
|
28
−28.6%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+9.3%
|
50−55
−9.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+112%
|
17
−112%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+8.3%
|
70−75
−8.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+7.1%
|
27−30
−7.1%
|
| World of Tanks | 140−150
+51%
|
96
−51%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 35−40
−30.6%
|
47
+30.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+8.3%
|
70−75
−8.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+11.1%
|
27−30
−11.1%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
+18%
|
50−55
−18%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
+150%
|
8
−150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20−22
+150%
|
8
−150%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 20−22
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+20.8%
|
24−27
−20.8%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−12
+10%
|
10−11
−10%
|
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%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 31
+0%
|
31
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30
+0%
|
30
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8
+0%
|
8
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+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%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 34
+0%
|
34
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 22
+0%
|
22
+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%
|
| 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%
|
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%
|
| 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 Vega M GL and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs compete in popular games:
- A tie in 1080p
- A tie in 1440p
- RX Vega M GL is 9% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX Vega M GL is 150% faster.
- in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 31% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX Vega M GL is ahead in 9 tests (14%)
- Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- there's a draw in 54 tests (84%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.12 | 9.25 |
| Recency | 1 February 2018 | 15 August 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
RX Vega M GL has a 9.4% higher aggregate performance score.
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX Vega M GL and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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