Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
VS
AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
VS
AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics  vs  AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

245
Place in performance rating
203
Gen. 12 Xe
Architecture
GCN
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Code name
Wimbledon XT
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Type
Laptop
31 October 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
1 May 2012 (9 years ago)
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Price now
$126
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Value for money
29.91
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GPU code name
Wimbledon XT
Laptop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics  vs  AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

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Pipelines
2560
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Core clock speed
850 MHz
10 nm
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
200 Watt
79.20
Texture fill rate
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96
Pipelines / CUDA cores
2560
1650 MHz
Boost clock speed
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25 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
200 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics and AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 4.0 x4
Interface
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Laptop size
large

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

LPDDR4x
Memory type
GDDR5
4 MB
Maximum RAM amount
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128 Bit
Memory bus width
2x 256 Bit
4266 MHz
Memory clock speed
4800 MHz
68.26 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.

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Display Connectors
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API support

The confrontation between the two contenders Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics and AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

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DirectX
DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics and AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics or AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Death Stranding (2020) Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
F1 2020 (2020) Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Gears Tactics (2020) Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Doom Eternal (2020) Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics

Finer manufacturing process technology (10 nm vs 28 nm)

Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

9.54% faster in synthetic tests

So, Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics or AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire .

Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics versus AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

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3DMark 11 Performance GPU

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User rating

3.6 Out of 43 Hitesti Score
3.0 Out of 3 Hitesti Score