Intel GPU Iris Xe Max, Mainstay for Playing AAA Games on Thin Laptops
GAMEFINITY.ID, Jakarta – If all this time the discrete graphics market, aka GPU chips, was controlled by Nvidia and AMD, now Intel is starting to enter the market, which has been standing apart from the main processor in the laptop. Recently, Intel launched a discrete GPU called Iris Xe Max. With 4 GB (68 GB / s) LPDDR4X VRAM and a PCI-Express 4.0 x4 interface as a data communication line with the main processor, Iris Xe Max is made with 10nm SuperFin fabrication as a discrete graphics processor.
This GPU is intended for thin and light laptops based on 11th Gen Intel Core “Tiger Lake” processors, such as the Dell Inspiron 15 7000, Acer Swift 3x, and Asus VivoBook TP470. Just a reminder, Iris Xe Max is Intel’s first discrete GPU since the i740 which was launched in 1998 aka 22 years ago. Iris Xe Max is marketed by targeting “mobile creators”, considering the video encoding performance which is said to be almost twice as fast as the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 graphics card.
Gamers can also rely on Iris Xe Max to play popular or AAA games, with frame rates in the range of 30 FPS for 1080p resolution. Glancing at Intel’s benchmark data, Iris Xe Max’s gaming performance looks slightly higher than the Nvidia GeForce MX350 discrete GPU.
So what is the secret to the performance of the Iris Xe Max? Intel claims Intel’s Deep Link technology optimizes workload sharing between the discrete GPU and the integrated GPU in the “Tiger Lake” main processor. This simultaneously maximizes power efficiency.
Later laptop products with discrete GPU Iris Xe Max are scheduled to be available on the market in November 2021. Not only that, Iris Xe Max will also be available on the desktop in the form of an add-in card, although this component is not available to consumers in general, but will only be available to Intel partner OEM computer manufacturers.
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