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    Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Radeon RX 540

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon RX 540, 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 RX 540, check out specs charts below.
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    Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon RX 540 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon RX 540 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 RX 540 here:

    Iris Xe MAX Graphics Laptops
    Radeon RX 540 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Iris Xe MAX Graphics Radeon RX 540
    Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
    Memory type LPDDR4x GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 MB 4 GB
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    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon RX 540 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is build with Gen. 12 Xe architecture, and Radeon RX 540 - with Polaris.
    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is manufactured by 10 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 540 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 540 is 1734 MHz higher, than Iris Xe MAX Graphics.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 14−16
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 3−4
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 30−33
    medium / 1080p 40−45 18−20
    The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 140% more, than Radeon RX 540.

    Full Specs

      Iris Xe MAX Graphics Radeon RX 540
    Architecture Gen. 12 Xe Polaris
    Code name iDG1LPDEV Polaris 12
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 31 October 2020 21 March 2017
    Pipelines 96 512
    Boost Clock 1650 MHz 1219 MHz
    Transistor count 1,500 million
    Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 39.01
    Floating-point performance 1,248 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4266 MHz 6000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 12.1 12.0
    Shader Model 5.0
    OpenGL 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2
    FreeSync +
    Laptop size large
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