Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 vs Intel UHD Graphics 620

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 and Intel UHD Graphics 620 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 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 16x more pipelines: 384 vs 24
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2666 vs 1042
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 383 vs 241
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11991 vs 4592
  • 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 79.859 vs 27.062
  • 4.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1137.615 vs 273.504
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.569 vs 1.777
  • 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 61.688 vs 19.939
  • 6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 192.566 vs 31.881
  • 4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5609 vs 1397
  • 4.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3708 vs 878
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 2227
  • 4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5609 vs 1397
  • 4.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3708 vs 878
  • Around 51% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 2227
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 Sep 2020 vs 1 September 2017
Pipelines 384 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2666 vs 1042
PassMark - G2D Mark 383 vs 241
Geekbench - OpenCL 11991 vs 4592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 79.859 vs 27.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1137.615 vs 273.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.569 vs 1.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 61.688 vs 19.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 192.566 vs 31.881
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5609 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3708 vs 878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 2227
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5609 vs 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3708 vs 878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 2227

Reasons to consider the Intel UHD Graphics 620

  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1150 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Boost clock speed 1150 MHz vs 1100 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4
GPU 2: Intel UHD Graphics 620

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2666
1042
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
383
241
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11991
4592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
79.859
27.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1137.615
273.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.569
1.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
61.688
19.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
192.566
31.881
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5609
1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3708
878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
2227
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5609
1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3708
878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
2227
Name Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 Intel UHD Graphics 620
PassMark - G3D Mark 2666 1042
PassMark - G2D Mark 383 241
Geekbench - OpenCL 11991 4592
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 79.859 27.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1137.615 273.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.569 1.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 61.688 19.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 192.566 31.881
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5609 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3708 878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 2227
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5609 1397
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3708 878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 2227
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 62

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 Intel UHD Graphics 620

Essentials

Architecture Generation 12.0 Generation 9.5
Code name Tiger Lake GT1 Kaby Lake GT2
Launch date 2 Sep 2020 1 September 2017
Place in performance rating 594 1380
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz 1150 MHz
Compute units 48
Core clock speed 300 MHz 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 211.2 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 1.690 TFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 844.8 GFLOPS
Pipelines 384 24
Pixel fill rate 13.20 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 52.80 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Transistor count 189 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x1
Width IGP

API support

DirectX 12.1 12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL 2.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
Shader Model 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 32 GB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit
Memory type LPDDR3 / DDR4
Shared memory 1

Technologies

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