AMD Radeon PRO W7500 vs Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics Comparison

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 records an average benchmark score of 16415, while the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics records 14315. The AMD part sits at the 59th percentile of all GPUs, versus the 56th percentile for the Intel part.

Q: How large is the performance gap in the only shared benchmark?

A: In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 scores 58213 versus 14315 for the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics, a delta of 306.7% in favor of AMD.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics has 4 GB of LPDDR4X on a 128-bit bus with 68.26 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Are both GPUs currently in production?

A: No. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is marked as Active, while the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics is End-of-life.

Q: What is the power draw difference?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 has a TDP of 70 W, while the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics has a TDP of 25 W. The suggested PSU ratings are 250 W for AMD and 200 W for Intel.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same DirectX version?

A: No. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics supports DirectX 12 (12_1).

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is built on the Navi 33 chip using the RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish, and fabricated by TSMC on a 6 nm process. It packs 13,300 million transistors on a 204 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 65.2M per mm². The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics uses the DG1 chip with Generation 12.1 architecture, fabricated by Intel on a 10 nm process, with a 95 mm² die and no transistor count recorded.

The compute resources differ substantially. The AMD part has 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 28 ray tracing cores. The Intel part has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, and 24 ROPs, with no ray tracing cores listed. This structural difference explains much of the performance gap: AMD provides more than twice the shading units and more than double the TMUs.

Clock behavior also differs. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 runs at a base clock of 1500 MHz and a boost clock of 1700 MHz. The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics has a much lower base clock of 300 MHz but a boost clock of 1650 MHz, which is close to the AMD boost. Memory clocks diverge sharply: AMD uses 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective, while Intel uses 2133 MHz with 4.3 Gbps effective. The effective data rate difference is roughly 3.7x in AMD's favor.

The API support shows AMD leading with DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) versus Intel's DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The AMD card offers 4x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs, while the Intel part has no display outputs, reflecting its intended role as an integrated or auxiliary GPU. The AMD card is a single-slot design with no power connectors required, while the Intel part is listed as an IGP (integrated graphics processor).

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains one direct comparison between these two GPUs: Geekbench OpenCL. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 scores 58213, and the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics scores 14315. The delta is 306.7%, meaning AMD delivers roughly four times the OpenCL performance of the Intel part.

To put that in context, look at the nearest rivals for each GPU. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 sits within 0.5% of the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell (16408), within 0.3% of the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (16361), and within 0.4% of the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M (16351). It also trails the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 (16504) by 0.5%. This places the AMD card in a competitive band where a few points separate adjacent GPUs.

The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics, by contrast, sits near the AMD Radeon Vega 11 (14352, Intel trails by 0.3%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti (14277, Intel leads by 0.3%), the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN (14373, Intel trails by 0.4%), and the AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (14385, Intel trails by 0.5%). The Intel part's average score of 14315 is firmly in the range of older mid-range discrete GPUs.

The head-to-head result is unambiguous: AMD wins the only shared benchmark, and the margin is enormous. A 306.7% delta in OpenCL means the AMD card is not just faster, it is in a different performance class entirely. The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics would need roughly four of its own scores to match a single AMD result.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 and the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics:

• Chip: Navi 33 versus DG1
• Architecture: RDNA 3.0 versus Generation 12.1
• Codename: Hotpink Bonefish versus none listed
• Generation: Radeon Pro Navi (Navi III Series) versus Xe Graphics
• Process node: 6 nm versus 10 nm
• Foundry: TSMC versus Intel
• Transistors: 13,300 million versus not listed
• Die size: 204 mm² versus 95 mm²
• Transistor density: 65.2M per mm² versus not listed
• Base clock: 1500 MHz versus 300 MHz
• Boost clock: 1700 MHz versus 1650 MHz
• Memory clock: 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective versus 2133 MHz, 4.3 Gbps effective
• Memory size: 8 GB versus 4 GB
• Memory type: GDDR6 versus LPDDR4X
• Memory bandwidth: 256.0 GB/s versus 68.26 GB/s
• Shading units: 1792 versus 768
• TMUs: 112 versus 48
• ROPs: 64 versus 24
• Ray tracing cores: 28 versus none listed
• Pixel rate: 108.8 GPixel/s versus 39.60 GPixel/s
• Texture rate: 190.4 GTexel/s versus 79.20 GTexel/s
• FP32: 12.19 TFLOPS versus 2.534 TFLOPS
• FP16: 24.37 TFLOPS (2:1) versus 5.069 TFLOPS (2:1)
• TDP: 70 W versus 25 W
• Slot width: Single-slot versus IGP
• Power connectors: None versus not listed
• Suggested PSU: 250 W versus 200 W
• Display outputs: 4x DisplayPort 2.1 versus no outputs
• DirectX support: 12 Ultimate (12_2) versus 12 (12_1)
• Dimensions: 216 mm length, 115 mm height, 20 mm width versus not listed
• Production status: Active versus End-of-life
• Release date: 2023-08-02 versus 2020-10-30
• Predecessor: Radeon Pro Vega versus Graphics
• Successor: none listed versus Alchemist
• Launch MSRP: 429 USD versus none listed

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 wins the single recorded benchmark, and it wins by a massive margin. In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD card delivers 58213 points versus 14315 for Intel, a 306.7% advantage. This is the only head-to-head data point, so the AMD card wins all available comparisons.

Beyond the direct benchmark, the AMD card wins on every compute and memory metric. Its FP32 throughput of 12.19 TFLOPS is roughly 4.8x the Intel part's 2.534 TFLOPS. Its texture rate of 190.4 GTexel/s is 2.4x Intel's 79.20 GTexel/s. Its pixel rate of 108.8 GPixel/s is 2.7x Intel's 39.60 GPixel/s. Memory bandwidth of 256.0 GB/s is 3.75x Intel's 68.26 GB/s. These are not marginal differences; they represent a generational and architectural gap.

The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics has no recorded wins in this comparison. Its advantages are limited to physical characteristics: lower TDP (25 W versus 70 W), smaller die size (95 mm² versus 204 mm²), and no power connector requirement. But in terms of performance, the database shows no scenario where Intel comes out ahead.

The AMD card's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, all within 0.5% of its average score. This places the W7500 in the range of upper-mid-range discrete GPUs. The Intel part's nearest rivals, including the AMD Radeon Vega 11 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, are all in a lower performance band, roughly 13% below the AMD card's average score.

The Verdict

The data shows a clear hierarchy. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is the superior GPU in every measurable performance category. Its average benchmark score of 16415 places it at the 59th percentile of all GPUs, while the Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics sits at the 56th percentile with 14315. The direct OpenCL comparison shows a 306.7% gap, which dwarfs any other comparison in the database.

For a user choosing between these two, the decision depends entirely on workload requirements. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is a discrete, single-slot card with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory, 256.0 GB/s bandwidth, and 28 ray tracing cores. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and offers four DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. This makes it suitable for professional graphics work, content creation, or any task requiring sustained compute throughput. Its 70 W TDP and 250 W suggested PSU are modest for the performance level, and it requires no external power connectors.

The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a 25 W integrated-class part with 4 GB of LPDDR4X memory and no display outputs. It is end-of-life, released in late 2020, and has no ray tracing cores. Its performance ceiling, as shown by the OpenCL score of 14315, is roughly equivalent to older discrete GPUs like the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, which sits within 0.3% of its score. It is not a competitor to the AMD part in any compute-heavy scenario.

The verdict is straightforward: the AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is the choice for anyone who needs actual GPU performance. The Intel Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a low-power part that has been superseded, as indicated by its End-of-life status and successor Alchemist. The only scenario where Intel makes sense is one where power consumption is the absolute priority and performance is secondary, but even then, the 45 W TDP difference (70 W versus 25 W) comes at the cost of roughly 4x the compute throughput. The database records no benchmark where the Intel part wins, and the architecture, memory, and feature differences all favor AMD. Choose the Radeon PRO W7500.