General info
The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics and AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.
Technical specs
Choose the best graphics card between Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics and AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics and AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
Memory
Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics and AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire can be seen in this section.
Video outputs and ports
The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics and AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, the size and number of monitors.
API support
The difference in supported APIs is Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics and AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.
Gaming performance
Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics and AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics or AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire good for gaming.
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low
1280x720 |
med.
1920x1080 |
high
1920x1080 |
ultra
1920x1080 |
QHD
2560x1440 |
4K
3840x2160 |
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| Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) | Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics | ||||||
| AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire | |||||||
| Death Stranding (2020) | Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics | ||||||
| AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire | |||||||
| F1 2020 (2020) | Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics | ||||||
| AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire | |||||||
| Gears Tactics (2020) | Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics | ||||||
| AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire | |||||||
| Doom Eternal (2020) | Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics | ||||||
| AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire | |||||||
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| 5 | Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags. |
| May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags. | |
| 30 | Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps) |
| 40 | Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps) |
| 60 | Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps) |
| May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game. | |
| ? | Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation. |
| Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible. | |
| The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results. | |
Advantages of Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Finer manufacturing process technology (10 nm vs 28 nm)
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
9.54% faster in synthetic tests
So, Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics or AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire?
Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire .
Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics versus AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire performance benchmarks comparison
Overall benchmark performance
3DMark Ice Storm GPU | CpusData
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