Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics ► remove from comparison
The Intel Iris Xe MAX (DG1 Low Power - LP or iDG1LPDEV) is a dedicated PCIe 4.0 mobile entry-level graphics card with 96 execution units (EUs) based on the Gen 12 architecture. Compared to the integrated Intel Iris Xe in the Tiger Lake CPUs , the Xe MAX offers 4 GB dedicated LPDDR4x graphics memory (68 GB/s versus 56 GB/s for the MX350) and higher clock speeds of 1.65 GHz (vs. 1.35 GHz). Both support DP4A DLBoost instructions to speed up AI tasks and two media engines (including AV1 decoding in hardware). Currently the GPU is only available for Tiger Lake based laptops and offers some possibilities to use the iGPU and dGPU together (using the Deep Link software framework). The GPU uses hybrid graphics to turn off the Xe MAX when not in used (display ports are routed through the iGPU, but the Xe MAX features four dedicated display ports in comparison to the Nvidia GeForce MX350 ).
Furthermore, Intel supports to shift TDP between the two chips for better CPU performance or balancing graphics workloads.
The gaming performance is on average slightly better than a fast Intel Iris Xe iGPU with plenty of TDP and cooling headroom. There are even some games where the iGPU is faster thanks to Deep Link sharing power and cooling. Intel targets 1080p gaming with low to medium settings with the GPU and provided examples where the MAX is on par or better than a dedicated Nvidia GeForce MX350 .
According to Intel, the GPU is mostly aimed at content creators that can make use of the additional compute units, AI (DP4a) acceleration or media encoders.
As the Iris Xe Graphics, the Xe MAX supports Variable Rate Shading, Adaptive Sync, Async Compute, DirectX 12.1, OpenGL 4.6 and OpenCL 2.
As the Tiger Lake CPUs, the Iris Xe MAX dGPU is manufactured in the modern 10nm SuperFin process at Intel. Intel aims the Max-GPU for laptops with a combined power budget of 35 Watt and up. The power consumption of the GPU alone is specified similar to the 25W of the GeForce MX350 (we guess including the graphics memory).
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU ► remove from comparison
The Apple M2 Pro 16-Core-GPU is an integrated graphics card by Apple offering all 16 of the 19 cores in the M2 Pro 10-Core Chip .
The graphics card has no dedicated graphics memory but can use the fast LPDDR5-6400 unified memory with a 256 bit bus (up to 200 GBit/s).
According to Apple, the performance of the 19-core-GPU should be 30% higher than the old 16-core-GPU in the M1 Pro . Therefore, the cut down 16-core version should still beat the old full-featured 16-core M1 Pro slightly and the old 14-core more clearly.
The GPU is intended to use Apple Metal 2 API and could still be based on the older PowerVR architectures (last used in the Apple A10). A new feature in the MacBook Pro 14 of 2023 is the support for HDMI 2.1 and 8k output.
The Apple M2 Pro is manufactured in the second generation 5nm process at TSMC.
Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU Codename iDG1LPDEV Architecture Gen. 12 Xe Pipelines 96 - unified 16 - unified TMUs 16 ROPs 8 Core Speed 1650 (Boost) MHz Memory Speed 4266 MHz Memory Bus Width 128 Bit Memory Type LPDDR4x LPDDR5-6400 Max. Amount of Memory 4 GB Shared Memory no no Memory Bandwidth 68.3 GB/s API DirectX 12.1, OpenGL 4.6 Power Consumption 25 Watt technology 10 nm 5 nm PCIe 4.0 Date of Announcement 31.10.2020 17.01.2023 Apple M2 Series Notebook Size medium sized
Benchmarks Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Xe MAX
2.9 pt (9%)
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Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
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max:
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 1825 avg: 1879 median: 1876 (5%) max: 1939 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 98%
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 1697 avg: 1735 median: 1743 (5%) max: 1766 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 97%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 82964 avg: 177443 median: 177442 (20%) max: 271921 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 31%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
64040 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 19254 avg: 20527 median: 20526.5 (22%) max: 21799 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 88%
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 34947 avg: 37147 median: 36993 (10%) max: 39502 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 91%
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 5412 avg: 5835 median: 5658 (10%) max: 6610 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 91%
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 6111 avg: 6297 median: 6333 (7%) max: 6447 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 96%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
115123 Points (14%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Unlimited
13344 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Wild Life Extreme Unlimited
11224 Points (13%)
3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid
min: 16047 avg: 16486 median: 16486 (16%) max: 16925 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Night Raid Graphics Score
min: 20539 avg: 20650 median: 20649.5 (8%) max: 20760 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 7720 avg: 8113 median: 8024 (11%) max: 8594 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 93%
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 7804 avg: 8133 median: 8214 (7%) max: 8380 Points
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 94%
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics
22466 Points (29%)
Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
18.8 fps (6%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom METAL *
132 Seconds (14%)
SPECviewperf 12 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
23.1 fps (6%)
specvp12 snx-02 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
1 fps (0%)
specvp12 showcase-01 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
22.3 fps (5%)
specvp12 mediacal-01 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
11.8 fps (3%)
specvp12 maya-04 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
39.6 fps (11%)
specvp12 energy-01 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
0.5 fps (0%)
specvp12 creo-01 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
10.3 fps (4%)
specvp12 catia-04 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
43.4 fps (7%)
SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 sw-04
31.3 fps (8%)
specvp13 snx-03 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 snx-03
1.8 fps (0%)
specvp13 showcase-02 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 showcase-02
22.4 fps (5%)
specvp13 medical-02 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 medical-02
15.3 fps (3%)
specvp13 maya-05 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 maya-05
46 fps (5%)
specvp13 energy-02 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 energy-02
6.4 fps (2%)
specvp13 creo-02 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 creo-02
11.9 fps (2%)
specvp13 catia-05 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 catia-05
66.4 fps (7%)
specvp13 3dsmax-06 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 3dsmax-06
42.6 fps (7%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
11787 Points (8%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
64.3 fps (22%)
Cinebench R15 + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 92.1 avg: 103 median: 105 (6%) max: 112 fps
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 85%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
141.9 fps (8%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 25 W 76% 65% 100%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
97.8 % (98%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 100%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU
99.5 % (100%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 25 W 98% 98% 100%
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
78.7 fps (32%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
181.1 fps (33%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
493 fps (37%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
389 fps (44%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
659 fps (14%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
1011 fps (59%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 + Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
1815 fps (14%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
1161 Samples/s (5%)
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
3073 Samples/s (5%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
3898 Points (4%)
Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 42.9 avg: 46.2 median: 46.2 (7%) max: 49.4 Watt
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 101%
Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 46.3 avg: 49.6 median: 49.6 (7%) max: 52.8 Watt
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 101%
47.8 Watt (7%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 25 W 100% 101% 101%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 45.9 avg: 50.7 median: 52.2 (11%) max: 54.1 Watt
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 101% 100%
46.6 Watt (10%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 25 W 101% 100% 101%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
min: 0.3391 avg: 0.4 median: 0.3 (31%) max: 0.3747 fps per Watt
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 100% 95%
1 fps per Watt (87%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 25 W 37% 35% 100%
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 0.3504 avg: 0.4 median: 0.4 (30%) max: 0.3823 fps per Watt
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 92% 100%
0.9 fps per Watt (78%)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W TDP 25 W 37% 41% 100%
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
min: 42.3 avg: 44.9 median: 44.9 (72%) max: 47.4 dB(A)
GPU TDP ? TDP 10 W 89% 100%
Clock Speed - GPU Clock Speed Furmark
1200 MHz (48%)
Average Benchmarks Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics → 100% n=2 Average Benchmarks Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU → 118% n=2
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
Game Benchmarks The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
100%
Xe MAX:
32 (!) [X] Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP470EZ Intel Core i5-1135G7 2.4GHz
Xe MAX
min:
10 fps, P0.1:
10 fps, P1:
11 fps, max:
95 fps
fps
100%
Xe MAX:
19 (!) [X] Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP470EZ Intel Core i5-1135G7 2.4GHz
Xe MAX
min:
5 fps, P0.1:
5 fps, P1:
7 fps, max:
84 fps
fps
100%
Xe MAX:
6 (!) [X] Asus VivoBook Flip 14 TP470EZ Intel Core i5-1135G7 2.4GHz
Xe MAX
min:
1 fps, P0.1:
0.1 fps, P1:
1 fps, max:
34 fps
fps
158%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
80.8 fps
182%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
52 fps
209%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
38 fps
247%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
28.9 fps
296%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
258 fps
231%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
75 fps
235%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
48 fps
261%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
36 fps
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
22 fps
318%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
159 fps
313%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
72 fps
310%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
65 fps
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
57 fps
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
36 fps
150%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
51 fps
250%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
45 fps
92%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
76 fps
96%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
73 fps
170%
M2 Pro 16-Core GPU:
46 fps
Average Gaming Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics → 100% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%
Average Gaming Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU → 220% Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 221%
Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU low med. high ultra QHD 4K Borderlands 3 80.8 52 38 28.9 Total War: Three Kingdoms 258 75 48 36 22 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 159 72 65 57 36 The Witcher 3 51 45 GTA V 76 73 46 < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps 2 2 1 3 4 1 1 3 1 1
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List
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