Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super 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: Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 10 nm vs 12 nm
7x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 175 Watt

Launch date	31 Oct 2020 vs 2 July 2019
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 175 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

4.9x more core clock speed: 1470 MHz vs 300 MHz
2.8x more pipelines: 2176 vs 768
2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
6.6x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 2133 MHz (4.3 Gbps effective)
6.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 87635 vs 14238
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 20969 vs 6889
3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 20969 vs 6889
Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 5567 vs 3462
Around 61% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 5567 vs 3462
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 5026 vs 3214
Around 56% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 5026 vs 3214
2.8x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 856 vs 311
8.4x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 16476 vs 1972

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1470 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	2176 vs 768
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz vs 2133 MHz (4.3 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	87635 vs 14238
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	20969 vs 6889
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	20969 vs 6889
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	5567 vs 3462
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	5567 vs 3462
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5026 vs 3214
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5026 vs 3214
PassMark - G2D Mark	856 vs 311
PassMark - G3D Mark	16476 vs 1972

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

14238

87635

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6889

20969

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6889

20969

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3462

5567

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3462

5567

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3214

5026

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3214

5026

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

311

856

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1972

16476

Name	Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super
Geekbench - OpenCL	14238	87635
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6889	20969
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6889	20969
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3462	5567
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3462	5567
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3214	5026
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3214	5026
PassMark - G2D Mark	311	856
PassMark - G3D Mark	1972	16476
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		241.214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3870.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		27.021
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		160.92
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1269.445
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		2

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.1	Turing
Code name	DG1	TU106
Launch date	31 Oct 2020	2 July 2019
Place in performance rating	523	148
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$399
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1650 MHz	1650 MHz
Compute units	96
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1470 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	633.6 GFLOPS (1:4)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	5.069 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	2.534 TFLOPS
Pipelines	768	2176
Pixel fill rate	39.60 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	79.20 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	175 Watt
CUDA cores		2176
Maximum GPU temperature		89 C
Render output units		64
Transistor count		10.8 B
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
Display Port		1.4
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Multi monitor support
Number of simultaneous displays		4
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	IGP	2-Slot
Height		4.435” (112.6mm)
Length		9.0” (228.60mm)
Recommended system power (PSU)		550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors		8 pin
API support
DirectX	12.1	12.1
OpenCL	2.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	68.26 GB/s	448 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	2133 MHz (4.3 Gbps effective)	14000 MHz
Memory type	LPDDR4X	GDDR6
Technologies
Ansel
HDMI 2.0b
SLI
VR Ready