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日本[Comparison] Intel Xe Graphics G7 vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir C3) – Intel’s iGPU is on fire being up to 49% better than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 6
Intel’s new Iris Graphics, which are bundled with their Tiger Lake CPUs, has been killing it when it comes to iGPU performance having even stood up to some NVIDIA discrete GPUs. Today we will have The best of the Iris Graphics’ iGPUs, the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 battle with the AMD Radeon RX Vega 6.
You can learn more about both GPUs here: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 / AMD Radeon RX Vega 6
Specs table
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 96 | 384 |
| Max frequency | 1250MHz | 1500MHz |
| Memory | Shared memory | Shared memory |
GPU benchmarks
In all of our tests, the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 performed way better than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 6. We recorded close to a 50% increase in performance across all of the tests. This is truly a new era in Intel’s Graphics department since they have never had good iGPUs in their processors.
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Gaming tests
Gaming tests
| CS:GO | HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) | HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings) | HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 | 168 fps (+54%) | 120 fps (+58%) | 70 fps(+32%) |
| AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 | 109 fps | 76 fps | 53 fps |
| DOTA 2 | HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) | HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings) | HD 1080p, High (Check settings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 | 123 fps (+11%) | 87 fps (+19%) | 60 fps (+43%) |
| NVIDIA GeForce MX330 | 111 fps | 73 fps | 42 fps |
Conclusion
The Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 completely mopped the floor with the AMD Radeon RX Vega 6. We recorded performance gains that range from 43% to up to 49% across all of our tests. The Intel Iris iGPUs are starting to stack up wins and we like the competition that they present in the market.
All laptops with the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7:
All laptops with the AMD Radeon RX Vega 6:
