Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 vs AMD Radeon VII

#ad
Buy
VS

General info

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

Place in performance ranking75not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money65.92no data
ArchitectureVega (2017−2021)Generation 12.0 (2020)
GPU code nameVega 20Tiger Lake GT1
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 February 2019 (5 years old)2 September 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 no data
Current price$160 (0.2x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores3840384
Core clock speed1400 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1750 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors13,230 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate420.052.80

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon VII and Iris Xe Graphics G4 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x1
Length305 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data

Memory

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 typeHBM2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount16 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width4096 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth1024 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

Technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.1

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 7 February 2019 2 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB System Shared
Chip lithography 7 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 295 Watt 15 Watt

We couldn't decide between Radeon VII and Iris Xe Graphics G4. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon VII is a desktop card while Iris Xe Graphics G4 is a notebook one.


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

User ratings

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


AMD Radeon VII
Radeon VII
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4
Iris Xe Graphics G4

Similar GPU comparisons

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

User ratings: view and submit

Here you can see the user rating of the graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


2.9 2832 votes

Rate AMD Radeon VII on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.3 179 votes

Rate Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions and comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.