Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Alder Lake) vs AMD Radeon R2 Mobile Graphics

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Alder Lake) and AMD Radeon R2 Mobile Graphics videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Alder Lake)

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 50% higher core clock speed: 300 MHz vs 200 MHz
  • 2.3x more boost clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 600 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 10 nm vs 28 nm
Launch date 4 Jan 2022 vs 1 June 2016
Core clock speed 300 MHz vs 200 MHz
Boost clock speed 1400 MHz vs 600 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 28 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R2 Mobile Graphics

  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EU (Alder Lake) AMD Radeon R2 Mobile Graphics

Essentials

Architecture Generation 12.2 GCN 3.0
Code name Alder Lake GT1 Stoney
Launch date 4 Jan 2022 1 June 2016
Place in performance rating not rated not rated
Type Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1400 MHz 600 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 768
Pixel fill rate 33.60 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 67.20 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt
Transistor count 3,100 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors Portable Device Dependent No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor IGP
Interface Ring Bus IGP

API support

DirectX 12 (12_1) 12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Shader Model 6.6
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount System Shared
Memory bandwidth System Dependent
Memory bus width System Shared
Memory clock speed System Shared
Memory type System Shared