Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 vs AMD Radeon HD 7970M

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 and AMD Radeon HD 7970M 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: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4

• Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• 776.5x more texture fill rate: 52.80 GTexel/s vs 68 GTexel / s
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 10 nm vs 28 nm
• 6.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 100 Watt
• Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 79.859 vs 51.181
• Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1137.615 vs 1121.002
• Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5609 vs 5094
• Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3339
• Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5609 vs 5094
• Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3339

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 7970M

• 2.8x more core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 300 MHz
• 3.3x more pipelines: 1280 vs 384
• Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3569 vs 2666
• Around 30% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 496 vs 383
• Around 44% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 17210 vs 11991
• Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.355 vs 4.569
• Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 81.527 vs 61.688
• Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 256.99 vs 192.566

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 7970M

PassMark - G3D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	2666 3569
PassMark - G2D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	383 496
Geekbench - OpenCL	GPU 1 GPU 2	11991 17210
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	79.859 51.181
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1137.615 1121.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	4.569 5.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	61.688 81.527
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	192.566 256.99
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	5609 5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3708 3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3356 3339
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	5609 5094
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3708 3692
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3356 3339

Compare specifications (specs)