AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo vs Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo and Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo

Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
6x more core clock speed: 1800 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 20% higher boost clock speed: 1975 MHz vs 1650 MHz
6x more texture fill rate: 474.0 GTexel/s vs 79.20 GTexel/s
5x more pipelines: 3840 vs 768
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 7 nm vs 10 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB
8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 113306 vs 14127

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 Aug 2021 vs 31 Oct 2020
Core clock speed	1800 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1975 MHz vs 1650 MHz
Texture fill rate	474.0 GTexel/s vs 79.20 GTexel/s
Pipelines	3840 vs 768
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	113306 vs 14127

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX

16x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 400 Watt
Around 7% higher memory clock speed: 2133 MHz (4.3 Gbps effective) vs 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3462 vs 2786
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3462 vs 2786
Around 43% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3214 vs 2243
Around 43% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3214 vs 2243

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 400 Watt
Memory clock speed	2133 MHz (4.3 Gbps effective) vs 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3462 vs 2786
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3462 vs 2786
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3214 vs 2243
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3214 vs 2243

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo
GPU 2: Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2786

3462

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2786

3462

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2243

3214

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2243

3214

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

113306

14127

Name	AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo	Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2786	3462
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2786	3462
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2243	3214
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2243	3214
Geekbench - OpenCL	113306	14127
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		6889
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		6889
PassMark - G2D Mark		311
PassMark - G3D Mark		1972

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Pro W6800X Duo	Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX
Essentials
Architecture	RDNA 2.0	Generation 12.1
Code name	Navi 21	DG1
Launch date	3 Aug 2021	31 Oct 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$4999
Place in performance rating	532	520
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1975 MHz	1650 MHz
Compute units	60	96
Core clock speed	1800 MHz	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	948.0 GFLOPS (1:16)	633.6 GFLOPS (1:4)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	30.34 TFLOPS (2:1)	5.069 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	15.17 TFLOPS	2.534 TFLOPS
Pipelines	3840	768
Pixel fill rate	189.6 GPixel/s	39.60 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	474.0 GTexel/s	79.20 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	400 Watt	25 Watt
Transistor count	26800 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 4x Thunderbolt	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Length	267 mm (10.5 inches)
Recommended system power (PSU)	800 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	None
Width	Quad-slot	IGP
API support
DirectX	12.2	12.1
OpenCL	2.1	2.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.5	6.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	512 GB/s	68.26 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	128 bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective)	2133 MHz (4.3 Gbps effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	LPDDR4X