Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 vs ATI Radeon HD 5870

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 and ATI Radeon HD 5870 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. 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 10 year(s) 11 month(s) later
• Around 29% higher boost clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 850 MHz
• 776.5x more texture fill rate: 52.80 GTexel/s vs 68.0 GTexel / s
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 10 nm vs 40 nm
• 12.5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 188 Watt
• Around 21% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2666 vs 2199
• 6.5x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11991 vs 1858
• 4.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 79.859 vs 18.789
• 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.569 vs 1.775
• Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 61.688 vs 43.496
• Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5609 vs 4541
• Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3708 vs 3671
• Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5609 vs 4541
• Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3708 vs 3671

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 5870

• 2.8x more core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 300 MHz
• 4.2x more pipelines: 1600 vs 384
• Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 416 vs 383
• Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1339.688 vs 1137.615
• Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 245.813 vs 192.566

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 5870

PassMark - G3D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	2666 2199
PassMark - G2D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	383 416
Geekbench - OpenCL	GPU 1 GPU 2	11991 1858
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	79.859 18.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1137.615 1339.688
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	4.569 1.775
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	61.688 43.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	192.566 245.813
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	5609 4541
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3708 3671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3356 3349
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	5609 4541
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3708 3671
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3356 3349

Compare specifications (specs)