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    Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Radeon HD 4850 X2

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon HD 4850 X2, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Iris Xe MAX Graphics stacks up against Radeon HD 4850 X2, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 4850 X2

    Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Iris Xe MAX Graphics is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Iris Xe MAX Graphics here:

    Iris Xe MAX Graphics Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Xe MAX Graphics Radeon HD 4850 X2
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type LPDDR4x GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 MB 512 MB
    Display Connectors 4x DVI, 1x S-Video
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    • Radeon HD 4850 X2 has 508 GB more memory, than Iris Xe MAX Graphics.
    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - in Desktops.
    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is build with Gen. 12 Xe architecture, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - with TeraScale.
    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is manufactured by 10 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4850 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 2276 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 2−3
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 14−16
    medium / 1080p 40−45 5−6
    The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 4850 X2.

    Full Specs

      Iris Xe MAX Graphics Radeon HD 4850 X2
    Architecture Gen. 12 Xe TeraScale
    Code name iDG1LPDEV R700
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 31 October 2020 7 November 2008
    Pipelines 96 800
    Core clock speed 625 MHz
    Boost Clock 1650 MHz
    Transistor count 956 million
    Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 25.00
    Floating-point performance 2x 1,000.0 gflops
    Length 267 mm
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4266 MHz 1990 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 63.68 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX DirectX 12.1 10.1 (10_1)
    Shader Model 4.1
    OpenGL 3.3
    OpenCL 1.1
    Vulkan N/A
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