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    Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Radeon HD 6850 X2

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Iris Xe MAX Graphics 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 Xe MAX Graphics stacks up against Radeon HD 6850 X2, check out specs charts below.
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    Radeon HD 6850 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 6850 X2
    Power consumption (TDP) 254 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin
    Memory type LPDDR4x GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.
    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - in Desktops.
    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is build with Gen. 12 Xe architecture, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - with TeraScale 2.
    • Iris Xe MAX Graphics is manufactured by 10 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850 X2 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 66 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 35−40 12−14
    ultra / 1080p 21−24 7−8
    QHD / 1440p 16−18 2−3
    4K / 2160p 10−11 −
    low / 720p 60−65 27−30
    medium / 1080p 40−45 16−18
    The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 176% more, than Radeon HD 6850 X2.

    Full Specs

      Iris Xe MAX Graphics Radeon HD 6850 X2
    Architecture Gen. 12 Xe TeraScale 2
    Code name iDG1LPDEV Barts
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 31 October 2020 19 September 2011
    Pipelines 96 960
    Core clock speed 800 MHz
    Boost Clock 1650 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 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 4266 MHz 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
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