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    Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Radeon HD 7870M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon HD 7870M, 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 7870M, check out specs charts below.
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    Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon HD 7870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon HD 7870M 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 7870M here:

    Iris Xe MAX Graphics Laptops
    Radeon HD 7870M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Xe MAX Graphics Radeon HD 7870M
    Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type LPDDR4x GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is build with Gen. 12 Xe architecture, and Radeon HD 7870M - with GCN.
    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is manufactured by 10 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 266 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7870M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 6−7
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 4−5
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 16−18
    medium / 1080p 40−45 8−9
    The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Radeon HD 7870M.

    Full Specs

      Iris Xe MAX Graphics Radeon HD 7870M
    Architecture Gen. 12 Xe GCN
    Code name iDG1LPDEV Heathrow XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 31 October 2020 24 April 2012
    Pipelines 96 640
    Core clock speed 800 MHz
    Boost Clock 1650 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 32.00
    Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4266 MHz 4000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 12.1 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    Laptop size large
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