Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU and Radeon HD 6850 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 Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU stacks up against Radeon HD 6850 X2, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon HD 6850 X2

Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU 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 Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU here:

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Main Specs

	Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Power consumption (TDP)		254 Watt
Interface		PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		2x 8-pin
Memory type	DDR4	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Display Connectors		2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - in Desktops.
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU is build with Gen. 11 Ice Lake architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6850 X2 is 500 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU is manufactured by 10 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	9−10	12−14
ultra / 1080p	5−6	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	21−24	27−30
medium / 1080p	10−12	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p	14−16	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
low / 720p	30−35	45−50
medium / 1080p	16−18	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Battlefield 5 is 42% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU and Radeon HD 6850 X2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	160−170	190−200
medium / 768p	130−140	160−170
ultra / 1080p	65−70	85−90
QHD / 1440p	35−40	45−50
4K / 2160p	27−30	30−33
high / 768p	100−110	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	24−27	35−40
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p	90−95	100−110
medium / 768p	70−75	85−90
ultra / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Dota 2 is 20% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p	10−12	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	14−16
4K / 2160p	4−5	5−6
low / 720p	24−27	30−35
medium / 1080p	12−14	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Far Cry 5 is 41% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
low / 720p	70−75	85−90
medium / 1080p	30−35	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Fortnite is 26% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p	16−18	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
QHD / 1440p	3−4	7−8
low / 720p	30−35	45−50
medium / 1080p	18−20	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 41% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p	60−65	75−80
medium / 768p	55−60	65−70
high / 1080p	18−20	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 25% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p	6−7	8−9
ultra / 1080p	4−5	6−7
4K / 2160p	1−2	2−3
low / 720p	18−20	24−27
medium / 1080p	8−9	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Metro Exodus is 25% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
high / 1080p	95−100	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	95−100
medium / 1080p	95−100	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Minecraft is 6% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p	18−20	21−24
ultra / 1080p	14−16	16−18
low / 720p	40−45	50−55
medium / 1080p	18−20	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 21% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	8−9	9−10
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	16−18	24−27
medium / 1080p	12−14	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 25% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p	30−35	45−50
medium / 768p	21−24	27−30
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	7−8	9−10
4K / 2160p	7−8	7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 37% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
medium / 768p	50−55	55−60
ultra / 1080p	24−27	30−35
high / 768p	40−45	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850 X2 in World of Tanks is 13% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU.

Full Specs

	Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU	Radeon HD 6850 X2
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake	TeraScale 2
Code name	Ice Lake G4 Gen. 11	Barts
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	28 May 2019	19 September 2011
Pipelines	48	960
Core clock speed	300 MHz	800 MHz
Boost Clock	1100 MHz
Transistor count		1,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate		38.40
Floating-point performance		2x 1,536.0 gflops
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Memory clock speed		4200 MHz
Memory bandwidth		134.4 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
Quick Sync	+
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Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

Iris Plus Graphics G4 Ice Lake 48 EU is a Laptop Graphics Card

Main Specs

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