Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Radeon HD 6850M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon HD 6850M, 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 6850M, check out specs charts below.
Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon HD 6850M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon HD 6850M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon HD 6850M here:
Main Specs
Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
LPDDR4x
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 MB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Iris Xe MAX Graphics has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
Iris Xe MAX Graphics is build with Gen. 12 Xe architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
Iris Xe MAX Graphics is manufactured by 10 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850M - by 40 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 3466 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
2−3
ultra / 1080p
21−24
0−1
QHD / 1440p
16−18
0−1
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
12−14
medium / 1080p
40−45
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
55−60
−
ultra / 1080p
45−50
4−5
QHD / 1440p
35−40
0−1
4K / 2160p
18−20
−
low / 720p
100−110
14−16
medium / 1080p
60−65
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Battlefield 5 is 787% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon HD 6850M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
250−260
120−130
medium / 768p
220−230
95−100
ultra / 1080p
180−190
40−45
QHD / 1440p
110−120
−
4K / 2160p
70−75
10−11
high / 768p
210−220
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 179% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon HD 6850M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
120−130
75−80
medium / 768p
110−120
45−50
ultra / 1080p
100−110
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Dota 2 is 134% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
45−50
3−4
ultra / 1080p
40−45
3−4
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
1−2
low / 720p
80−85
12−14
medium / 1080p
45−50
4−5
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Far Cry 5 is 840% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
60−65
10−12
ultra / 1080p
45−50
6−7
QHD / 1440p
27−30
2−3
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
50−55
medium / 1080p
110−120
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Fortnite is 443% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
60−65
4−5
ultra / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
30−35
0−1
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
18−20
medium / 1080p
65−70
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Forza Horizon 4 is 680% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
140−150
45−50
medium / 768p
120−130
−
high / 1080p
70−75
5−6
ultra / 1080p
30−35
3−4
QHD / 1440p
21−24
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Grand Theft Auto V is 361% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
24−27
1−2
ultra / 1080p
20−22
0−1
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
0−1
low / 720p
65−70
5−6
medium / 1080p
30−35
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
130−140
90−95
high / 1080p
−
60−65
medium / 1080p
120−130
−
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Minecraft is 46% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
100−110
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
high / 1080p
24−27
−
ultra / 1080p
16−18
3−4
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
6−7
medium / 1080p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 740% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
130−140
10−12
medium / 768p
85−90
8−9
high / 1080p
45−50
4−5
ultra / 1080p
24−27
3−4
4K / 2160p
16−18
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1116% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
low / 768p
90−95
75−80
medium / 768p
60−65
40−45
ultra / 1080p
50−55
14−16
high / 768p
60−65
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in World of Tanks is 63% more, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Full Specs
Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture
Gen. 12 Xe
Terascale 2
Code name
iDG1LPDEV
Granville Pro/LP
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
31 October 2020
6 January 2011
Pipelines
96
800
Core clock speed
575 / 675 MHz
Boost Clock
1650 MHz
Transistor count
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
10 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
27.00
Floating-point performance
1,080.0 gflops
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
4266 MHz
800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 12.1
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.0
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
Laptop size
large
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