Radeon 680M vs. Iris Xe in the test: Mobile iGPUs from AMD & Intel in a gaming duel

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With Ryzen 6000 Mobile, AMD has raised the graphics unit integrated in CPUs and APUs to a whole new level of performance: The top model Radeon 680M with RDNA 2 architecture is as fast as the GeForce at 45 watts GTX 1050 Ti for PC. This test shows how fast it is with less watts and in comparison to Intel's Iris Xe.

Table of contents

  1. 1 iGPUs from AMD and Intel tested
  2. Two AMD Ryzen with Radeon 680M
    1. Ryzen 9 6900HS with Radeon 680M (Asus ROG Zephyrus G14)
    2. Ryzen 7 6800U with Radeon 680M (Asus Zenbook 13S)
    3. Key data AMD Ryzen 6000 Mobile at a glance
  3. Three Intel Cores with Iris Xe
    1. Intel Core i7-1280P with Iris Xe (Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i)
    2. Intel Core i7-1260P with Iris Xe (Dell XPS 13 Plus)
    3. Intel Core i7-1255U with Iris Xe (Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 4)
    4. Key data 12th gen Intel Core Mobile at a glance
  4. TDP and clock rates in in practice
    1. TDP comparison
    2. GPU clock rates comparison
    3. CPU clock rates comparison
  5. Test results and benchmarks
    1. Synthetic benchmarks
    2. Game benchmarks
  6. Evaluation and conclusion
    1. Ryzen 6000 with Radeon 680M remains great
    2. Intel's P top model benefits from P cores
    3. Test of the Radeon 660M pending

iGPUs from AMD and Intel in the test

Previously only smiled at by gamers, graphics units integrated into CPUs have undergone considerable development in recent years. Mainly driven by AMD, but as a result also by technical progress at Intel, it is now even possible to play with the so-called “iGPUs” – in Full HD and with many titles only with reduced details, but then in such a way that the gaming fun is not suffers (too much) from this.

These are the test candidates

  • iGPUs under test
    • Radeon 680M (Ryzen 9 6900HS, Asus ROG Zephyrus G14)
    • Radeon 680M (Ryzen 7 6800U, Asus Zenbook 13S)
    • Radeon Vega8 (Ryzen 9 5900HX , Asus ROG Strix G15)
    • Iris Xe (Core i7-1280P, Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i)
    • Iris Xe (Core i7-1260P, Dell XPS 13 Plus)
    • Iris Xe (Core i7-1255U, Lenovo ThinPad E14 Gen 4)
  • Mobile GPUs in the test
    • Radeon RX 6800S (Ryzen 9 6900HS, Asus ROG Zephyrus G14)
    • Radeon RX 6800M (Ryzen 9 6900HS, NDA)< /li>
  • Desktop GPUs reviewed
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Intel Core i5-10600K)
    • Radeon RX 6500 XT (Intel Core i5-10600K)

Two AMD Ryzen with Radeon 680M

Find from AMD's current Ryzen 6000 Mobile offering Two models were tested: the Ryzen 9 6900HS from the 35 watt class and the Ryzen 6800U from the 15 watt class. Both offer the identical number of cores (eight) and GPU execution units (12 CUs), only the power consumption makes the class difference.

Ryzen 9 6900HS with Radeon 680M (Asus ROG Zephyrus G14)

The maximum is already known Performance of the Radeon 680M with a TDP of 80 watts, as used by the Ryzen 9 6900HS in the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (test). Compared to the February test, however, the drivers in this report are much more up-to-date and the notebook has had a handful of firmware updates since it was launched.

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 with Ryzen 9 6900HS (Radeon 680M iGPU) and Radeon RX 6800S

The notebook was tested with the following upper consumption limits for the APU, which are manually defined in Asus ROG Armory Crate, the CPU and iGPU have to share:

  • 80 watts (effective 65 watts, corresponds to maximum)
  • 45 watts
  • 25 watts
  • 15 watts
Ryzen 9 6900HS: Profiles on Asus ROG Zephyrus G14
Ryzen 9 6900HS: CPU-Z Processor
Ryzen 9 6900HS: CPU-Z memory

Ryzen 7 6800U with Radeon 680M (Asus Zenbook 13S)

With the Ryzen 7 6800U in the new Asus Zenbook 13S, a Radeon 680M in a U-series processor was also available for the test for the first time. Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 6800U use the same die and are configured identically, but both binning and firmware differ. In the test, the Ryzen 6800U was operated with both 25 and just 10 watts TDP, which is well below the up to 65 watts TDP of the Ryzen 9 6900HS.

Asus Zenbook 13S with Ryzen 7 6800U (Radeon 680M)

In this case, we tested with two different profiles that can be selected in the MyAsus tool (Armoury Crate is reserved for ROG) under “Adjustments” for the Zenbook series:

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  • 25 Watt TDP (Performance mode profile)
  • 10 Watt TDP (Quiet mode profile)

    • Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 6800U go through the following course with identical power consumption of 25 watts, which makes an interesting direct comparison of the two SKUs possible. The comparison of 10 watts at U and 15 watts at HS could also be exciting.

    Core i7-1280P: CPU-Z processor
    Core i7-1280P: CPU-Z memory
    Core i7-1280P: Profiles in the Asus Zenbook 13S

    Key data AMD Ryzen 6000 Mobile at a glance

    The following overview shows the differences between the two test candidates (bold) from AMD with 12 CU strong RDNA-2 iGPUs.

    AMD Ryzen 6000 in the H and U series plus Ryzen 5000 Mobile Refresh series model cores/
    Threads Base clock Turbo clock Graphics Graphics clock L3 cache TDP Ryzen 6000H Ryzen 9 6980HX 8/16 3.3 GHz 5.0 GHz RDNA 2, 12 CUs 2.4 GHz 16 MB 45+ watts Ryzen 9 6980HS 3.3 GHz 5 .0GHz 35W Ryzen 9 6900HX 3.3GHz 4.9GHz 45+ Watts Ryzen 9 6900HS3.3GHz 4.9GHz 35W Ryzen 7 6800H 3.2GHz 4.7GHz 2.2GHz 45W Ryzen 7 6800HS 3.2GHz 4.7GHz 35W Ryzen 5 6600H 6/12 3.3GHz 4.5GHz RDNA 2.6 CUs 1.9GHz 45W Ryzen 5 6600HS 3.3GHz 4.5GHz 35W Ryzen 6000U Ryzen 7 6800U 8/16 2.7GHz 4.7 GHz RDNA 2, 12 CUs 2.2 GHz 16 MB 15-28 watts Ryzen 5 6600U 6/12 2.9 GHz 4.4 GHz RDNA 2, 6 CUs 1.9 GHz 15-28 watts

    Three Intel Cores with Iris Xe

    Intel's current iGPU was available in three different processors. In this case, too, the graphics unit was always based on the same design with 96 active Xe-EUs and thus the available maximum. In addition to the TDP class, the test samples also differed greatly in terms of the CPU: From the Alder Lake processor with 6P/8E cores to a 4P/8E core model (both P series) to the 2P/8E Kern model (U series) was all there.

    Intel Core i7-1280P with Iris Xe (Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i)

    The most powerful mobile The Intel processor in the test comes from the previously untested Alder Lake P series. The P series relies on the same die as the H series with 6 P and 8 E cores, but is officially configured with 28 instead of 45 watts. According to Intel, a maximum of 64 watts is permitted, in the H series it is 115 watts. In the end, the OEM decides what CPU is allowed in which notebook.

    Specifically, the Core i7-1280P took part in the test, the only model of the P series that uses the fully active chip. The new Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i was used.

    Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i with Core i7-1280P (Iris Xe)

    This configuration was only tested in the “High Performance” profile, which allows 36 watts to be constantly applied under 3D load:

    • 36 watts (“High Performance” profile)
    Core i7-1280P: CPU-Z processor
    Core i7-1280P: CPU-Z memory
    Core i7-1280P: Profiles in the Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i

    Intel Core i7-1260P with Iris Xe (Dell XPS 13 Plus)

    The Core i7-1260P is also part of the P series. Compared to the Core i7-1280P, this CPU can only use four of the six physically available P cores, but the iGPU is identical. The Core i7-1260P was tested in the new Dell XPS 13 Plus (9320).

    Dell XPS 13 Plus with Core i7-1260P (Iris Xe)

    The CPU was configured with the “Ultra Performance” profile, which allows up to 64 watts for a short time, but effectively means 28 watts permanently under gaming load.

      < li>28 watts (“Ultra Performance” profile)

    Intel Core i7-1255U with Iris Xe (Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 4)

    The Core i7-1255U comes from the U series with an official TDP of 15 watts. Judging by the name, there is not much missing from the Core i7-1260P, but the switch to a smaller die means that four P cores are no longer available, so that the Core i7-1255U only has two of them. In addition, the clock of the iGPU, which still includes 96 EUs, pays tribute to the lower TDP class with only 1.2 GHz.

    Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G4 with Core i7-1255U (Iris Xe)

    Unlike the Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i, the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 4 does not have profiles in the Lenovo Vantage tool. Instead, it was tested with the “Best performance” Windows profile, which allows a permanent 28 watts – that is significantly more than the classification of the CPU in the U series.

    • 28 watts (Best Performance profile (Windows))

    28 watts are on par with the Core i7-1260P in the XPS 13 Plus and, with an identical iGPU, allow a good conclusion to be drawn about the performance differences as a result of the omission of two P cores.

    Core i7-1255U : CPU-Z Processor
    Core i7-1255U: CPU-Z memory
    Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 4 : Windows profiles only

    Key data 12th gen Intel Core Mobile at a glance

    The following overview shows the differences between the three test candidates (bold) from Intel with 96 EUs strong Xe-iGPUs.

    Intel Core i-12x0P in the notebook from Q1/2022 model cores/threads clock/with turbo
    (P-Core) clock/with Turbo
    (E-Core) L2 + L3 cache Graphics PBP
    (TDP/PL1) MTP
    (PL2) Core i7-1280P 14(6P+8E)/20 1.8/4.8GHz 1.3/3.6GHz 11.5+24MB 96EUs, 1.45GHz 28W 64W Core i7-1270P 12(4P+ 8E)/16 2.2/4.8GHz 1.6/3.5GHz 9+18MB 96 EUs, 1.40GHz 28W 64W Core i7-1260P12(4P+8E)/16 2.1/4.7GHz 1.5/3.4GHz 9+18MB 96EUs, 1.40GHz 28W 64W Core i5-1250P 12(4P+8E)/16 1.7/4.4GHz 1.2/3.3GHz 9+12MB 80EUs, 1.40GHz 28W 64W Core i5-1240P 12 (4P + 8E)/16 1.7/4.4GHz 1.2/3.3GHz 9+12MB 80EUs, 1.30GHz 28W 64W Core i3-1220P 10(2P+8E)/12 1.5/4, 4GHz 1.1/3.3GHz 6.5+12MB 64 EUs, 1.10GHz 28W 64W Core i7-1265U 10 (2P + 8E)/12 1.8/4.8GHz 1.3/3.6GHz 6.5+12MB 96EUs, 1.25GHz 15W 55W Core i7-1255U 10(2P+8E)/12 1.7/4.7GHz 1.2/3.5GHz 6.5+12MB 96EUs, 1.25GHz 15W 55W Core i5-1245U 10(2P+8E)/12 1.6/4.4GHz 1.2/3.3GHz 6.5+12MB 80 EUs, 1.20GHz 15W 55 Watt Core i5-1245U 10(2P+8E)/12 1.3/4.4GHz 0.9/3.3GHz 6.5+12MB 80EUs, 1.20GHz 15W 55W Core i3-1215U 6(2P+4E)/8 1.2/4.4GHz 0.9/3.3GHz 4.5+10MB 64EUs, 1.10GHz 15W 55W Pentium 8505 5(1P+4E)/6 1.2/4.4GHz 0.9/3.3GHz 3.25+8MB 48EUs, 1.10GHz 15W 55W Celeron 7305 5(1P+4E)/6 1.1/-GHz 0.9/-GHz 3.25+8MB 48EUs, 1.10GHz 15 watts 55 watts

    TDP and clock rates in practice

    TDP and clock rates on paper are one thing, the respective implementation of the OEM – usually also depending on the profile – is often something completely different. The editors determined how the five CPUs actually behave before actually creating the benchmarks. It was also explored which profiles offered by the respective OEM should be used for the test. The system parameters shown below were logged in the integrated benchmark of Cyberpunk 2077 in Full HD.

    In addition to the five mobile CPUs and their iGPUs, the Ryzen 9 5900HX with Vega8 graphics unit, the Ryzen 9 6900HS with Radeon RX 6800S or Radeon RX 6800M and the desktop graphics cards GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and Radeon RX 6500 XT on a Core i5 also took part -10600K participated in the test.

    TDP in comparison

    The diagram below shows the course of the TDP of the tested mobile processors, the two desktop graphics cards (GTX 1050 Ti, RX 6500 XT) as well as the separately used mobile Radeon RX 6800S and Radeon RX 6800M.

    CPU-PPT (APU) or GPU-TGP (dGPU) in Cyberpunk 2077, FHD 020406080100Watt (W) 15101520253035404550556065707580859095100seconds

    • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25W
    • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W < /li>
    • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
    • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25W
    • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45W
    • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
    • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28W
    • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28W
    • Iris Xe, i7 -1280P, 36W
    • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
    • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watts
    • Radeon RX 6500 XT
    • 6800S, 6900HS, 80 W (GPU)

    GPU clock rates in comparison

    The diagram below shows the course of the GPU clock rates of the tested mobile processors, the two desktop graphics cards (GTX 1050 Ti, RX 6500 XT) as well as the separately used mobile Radeon RX 6800S and Radeon RX 6800M.

    It is noticeable that the Ryzen 9 6900HS from the 35-watt class cannot clock quite as high at 25 watts as the Ryzen 7 6800U from the 15-watt class and even collapses completely at 15 watts TDP. 200 MHz is well below the slightly over 500 MHz of the Ryzen 7 6800U at 10 watts and makes it clear that the HS and U series are based on the same chip, but have definitely been adapted to different application scenarios.

    GPU clock in Cyberpunk 2077, FHD 06001.2001.8002.4003.000MHz 15101520253035404550556065707580859095100seconds , 6800U 25W

  • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W
  • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
  • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25W
  • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45W
  • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
  • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28W
  • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28W
  • Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36W
  • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
  • 6800S, 6900HS, 80 W (GPU)

    • At Intel, it becomes apparent that the iGPU of the Core i7-1260P in the Dell XPS 13 Plus clocks surprisingly low, because it hardly gets above the level of the Core i7-1255U, which officially only allows a maximum of 1,250 MHz – the 1260P should only have 50 MHz land below the 1,450 MHz of the 1280P.

    CPU clock rates in comparison

    For the sake of completeness, the maximum CPU core clock used in the Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark is also given below. In this case, the results of Intel's Core CPUs also raise questions, as the Core i7-1255U clocks the two remaining P-Cores at 28 watts lower than the Core i7-1260P overclocks its four cores, and the Core i7-1280P manages it with only 8 watts more to keep higher clock rates on six P-Cores. However, the result was reproducible.

    CPU Clock in Cyberpunk 2077, FHD 01.0002.0003.0004.0005.000MHz 15101520253035404550556065707580859095100seconds “360863”> Radeon 680M, 6800U 25W

  • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W
  • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
  • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25W
  • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45W
  • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
  • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28W
  • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28W
  • Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36W
  • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
  • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
  • Radeon RX 6500 XT
  • 6800S, 6900HS, 80W (GPU)

    • Test results and benchmarks

    All benchmarks below were recreated in July 2022. All notebooks had all available Windows 11 updates, the latest drivers and were configured so that the output was directly from the GPU used to the display (keyword MUX switch).

    Synthetic benchmarks

    The synthetic benchmarks speak for themselves: With a TDP of 25 watts or more (GPU+CPU), the Radeon 680M is consistently at the top of the test field. Iris Xe doesn't stand a chance even in combination with Alder Lake. With 45 watts and more, the Radeon 680M is on par with the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti for desktop PCs in 3DMark, and 10 percent behind in Unigine Superposition. Between 45+ watts and 25 watts there is a performance difference of about 10 to 20 percent for the RDNA 2 iGPU.

    Intel's fastest iGPU, the Iris Xe in the Core i7-1280P at 36 watts, is about 10 percent behind the Radeon 680M with a 25 watt TDP, the Core i7-1260P with fewer P cores, 8 watts less TDP, but identical iGPU about 10 percent behind the P top model. The Core i7-1255U performs surprisingly poorly.

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Synthetic benchmarks – 3DMark TimeSpy (DX12)

    • Chart:
      • 6800M, 6900HS, 120W (GPU)
        NDA11,066.0
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80W (GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G148872.0
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K4929.0
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G142.440.0
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G142394.0
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5-10600K2281.0

        • < li class="chart__row">Radeon 680M, 6800U 25W
        Asus Zenbook 13S2.235.0

      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G142.007 ,0
      • Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i1,863.0
      • Iris Xe, i7 -1260P, 28W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus1,725.0
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W
        Asus Zenbook 13S1540.0
      • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G41331.0

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      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
        Asus ROG Strix G151,264.0
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14958.0

    Unit: Points Synthetic Benchmarks – 3DMark Port Royal

      • 6800M, 6900HS, 120W (GPU)
        NDA4,989.0
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80W (GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G144071.0
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G141271.0
      • Radeon 680M , 6900HS 45 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G141209.0
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G141004.0
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25W
        Asus Zenbook 13S815,0
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W
        Asus Zenbook 13S616,0
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14458,0
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K242.0
      • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28 W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G40.0

        • < li class="chart__row">Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus0,0

      • Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i0,0
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
        Asus ROG Strix G150.0
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5-10600K0.0

    Unit: Frames Per Second (FPS) Synthetic Benchmarks – Unigine Superposition

    • Full HD High:
      • 6800M, 6900HS, 120W (GPU)
        NDA108,1
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80W (GPU)< br>Asus ROG Zephyrus G1489,7
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K49,4
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5-10600K27,8
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1425,1
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1424,5
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25 W
        Asus Zenbook 13S22,6
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1420,7

        • < li class="chart__row">Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i18,3

      • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus17,3
      • Radeon 680M , 6800U 10 W
        Asus Zenbook 13S15,8
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65 W
        Asus ROG Strix G1511,7
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1410,7
      • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28 W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G410,3

    Unit: frames per second (FPS)

    The exchange of blows between the Ryzen 9 6900HS and Ryzen 7 6800U at 25 watts is interesting: There is no clear winner, but the HS seems to have advantages under CPU load and the U under iGPU load. As expected, the HS dies down at only 15 watts.

    Game benchmarks

    The tested games confirm the result from the synthetic tests, but the HS can gain a small lead over the U at 25 watts in this course with both low and medium details.

    The basic order has not changed: From 25 watts, AMD's Radeon 680M is consistently ahead of the competition from Intel, although Dota 2 and The Witcher 3 are exceptions to this rule: there the Core i7-1280P with 6 P-Cores at 36 watts joins the ranks of the competition.

    The Core i7-1255U doesn't stand a chance in the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 4, even the Ryzen 7 6800U at just 10 watts is faster than this SKU at 28 watts.

    Charts

    Edit Performance Rating FHD Low Details Incoming Charts All None

    • Anno 1800: FHD, Preset Low
    • Cyberpunk 2077: FHD, Preset Low, Textures Low
    • Doom Eternal: FHD, Low
    • Dota 2: FHD, Min Preset, DX11
    • The Witcher 3: FHD, Low/Low
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80W (GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1498
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K71< /li>
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5-10600K39
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1438
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1437
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1430
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25 W
        Asus Zenbook 13S29
      • Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36 W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i26
      • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus22
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
        Asus ROG Strix G1519
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W
        Asus Zenbook 13S19

        • < li class="chart__row">Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G415

      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G149

    Unit: Percent Edit Performance Rating FHD High Details Inflowing Charts All None

    • Anno 1800: FHD, Preset High
    • Cyberpunk 2077: FHD, Preset Medium, Textures Medium
    • Doom Eternal: FHD, High
    • Dota 2: FHD, Max Preset, DX11
    • The Witcher 3: FHD, High/High w/o Hairworks
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80W (GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14100
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K50
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5-10600K36
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1431
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1429
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1424
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25W
        Asus Zenbook 13S23

        • < li class="chart__row">Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i21

      • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus18
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W
        Asus Zenbook 13S15
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
        Asus ROG Strix G1514
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G148
      • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G40

    Unit: percent

    The gaming benchmarks included in the performance ratings are listed again in detail below with both medium and low details.

    Charts

    Anno 1800

    • FHD, Preset Low:
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80W (GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14252,2< /li>
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K229.9
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5-10600K116.1< /li>
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14115,7
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14107.5
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1484,2
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25 W
        Asus Zenbook 13S83,1
      • Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36 W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i68,3
      • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28 W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus60, 9
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
        Asus ROG Strix G1553,1
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W
        Asus Zenbook 13S48,9
      • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G444,7
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1420,8
    • FHD, Preset High:
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80 W (GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14122,0
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K67.7
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5-10600K43.2
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1430,3
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1427,9
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1424,7
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25 W
        Asus Zenbook 13S21,4
      • Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36 W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i19,6

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      • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus17,7
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W
        Asus Zenbook 13S13,8
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
        Asus ROG Strix G1513,1
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G147,7
      • Iris Xe, i7- 1255U, 28W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G40.0Crash after loading

    Unit: frames per second (FPS) Cyberpunk 2077

    • FHD, Preset Low, Textures Low:
      • 6800S, 6900HS , 80W (GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14136,0
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K74,7
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1444,1
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1441,9
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1433,7
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5-10600K32,1
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25W
        Asus Zenbook 13S31,2
      • Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36 W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i22.6
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10 W
        Asus Zenbook 13S19.8
      • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus19.5
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
        Asus ROG Strix G1518, 5
      • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G417,9
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W< br>Asus ROG Zephyrus G1410,6
    • FHD, preset medium, textures medium:
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80 W (GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14107,2
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K55.0
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1431.1

        • < li class="chart__row">Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1429,8

      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5-10600K26,0
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1423,7
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25W
        Asus Zenbook 13S21,4
      • Iris Xe, i7-1280P , 36 W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i18,9
      • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28 W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus16,6
      • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28 W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G414,4
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10 W
        Asus Zenbook 13S14,3

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      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65 W
        Asus ROG Strix G1513,7
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G147.9

    Unit: frames per second (FPS) Doom Eternal

    • FHD, Low:
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80W ( GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14236,6
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K140,5
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1471,3
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1469,8
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5-10600K67,7< /li>
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1454,5
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25W
        Asus Zenbook 13S49 ,6
      • Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i37,1
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
        Asus ROG Strix G1532,7
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10 W
        Asus Zenbook 13S32.0
      • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28 W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus31.5
      • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G421,2
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1414, 5
    • FHD, High:
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80W ( GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14180,4
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1452,8
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1452,7
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watts
        i5-10600K49.2
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1442.1
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K37.6
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25W
        Asus Zenbook 13S36.8
      • Iris Xe , i7-1280P, 36W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i27,3
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W
        Asus Zenbook 13S24,4
      • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus24 ,3
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
        Asus ROG Strix G1522,5
      • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G416,7
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1412,3
    • FHD, Low, RT:
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80 W (GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14122,9
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1433,7

        • < li class="chart__row">Radeon 680M, 6800U 25 W
        Asus Zenbook 13S22,2

      • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28 W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus0, 0
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65 W
        Asus ROG Strix G150.0
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5 -10600K0,0

    Unit: frames per second (FPS) Dota 2

    • FHD, Max Preset, DX11:
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80W (GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14142,5
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT< br>i5-10600K129.9
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watts
        i5-10600K117.3
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1474,9
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1460,9
      • Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36 W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i56,8
      • Radeon 680M , 6800U 25 W
        Asus Zenbook 13S54,4
      • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28 W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus52,6
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1452,5
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65 W
        Asus ROG Strix G1540,4
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W
        Asus Zenbook 13S36,8
      • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G433,3
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1421.0
    • FHD, Min Preset, DX11:
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K190,8
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5-10600K186,7
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80W (GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14172,3
      • Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36 W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i129.7
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14128.5

        • < li class="chart__row">Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14125,7

      • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus117 ,1
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14109,1
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25W
        Asus Zenbook 13S103,3
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
        Asus ROG Strix G1595,7
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W
        Asus Zenbook 13S83,9
      • Iris Xe, i7-1255U , 28 W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G477,4
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1439,0

    Unit: frames per second (FPS) The Witcher 3

    • FHD, Low/Low:
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80W (GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14241,7
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K144,7
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5-10600K73,6
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1467,5

        • < li class="chart__row">Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1465,2

      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25 W
        Asus Zenbook 13S55,8
      • Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i54,8
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1452,0
      • Iris Xe, i7- 1260P, 28W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus48.1
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W
        Asus Zenbook 13S32.8
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65 W
        Asus ROG Strix G1529,4
      • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28 W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G424,0
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1416,3
    • FHD, High/High w/o Hairworks:
      • 6800S, 6900HS, 80W (GPU)
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G14141,3
      • Radeon RX 6500 XT
        i5-10600K81,1
      • GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 70 Watt
        i5 -10600K42.6
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS Max W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1435.8
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 45 W< br>Asus ROG Zephyrus G1435,5
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 25 W
        Asus Zenbook 13S32,0
      • Iris Xe, i7-1280P, 36 W
        Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i31,2
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 25 W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G1429,2
      • Iris Xe, i7-1260P, 28 W
        Dell XPS 13 Plus26, 4
      • Radeon 680M, 6800U 10W
        Asus Zenbook 13S20,9
      • Iris Xe, i7-1255U, 28W
        Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G417,4
      • Vega8, 5900HX, 65W
        Asus ROG Strix G1517.4
      • Radeon 680M, 6900HS 15W
        Asus ROG Zephyrus G149.4

    unit : Frames per second (FPS)

    Evaluation and conclusion

    As was to be expected, AMD's current RDNA 2 iGPUs in the form of the “big” Radeon 680M remain at the top even after the duel with Intel Alder Lake.

    Ryzen 6000 with Radeon 680M remains top

    No graphics unit integrated into the processor is as fast as the Radeon 680M with 12 CUs, which some Ryzen 6000 Mobile offer. This not only applies if the APU can consume 45 watts or more electrical power like the Ryzen 9 6900HS in the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, AMD's chip with 8 Zen 3 cores and 12 RDNA 2 cores also remains at 25 watts. CUs in front of Iris Xe with 96 EUs in Intel Alder Lake with 36 watts – the lead is still a good 10 percent. Looking at the AMD HS vs. AMD U duel, it is noticeable that even at 25 watts, the Ryzen 9 6900HS is still just ahead of the Ryzen 7 6800U. Only with even less power loss does the U-CPU show off its design for the 15 watt class and in the end at 10 watts it is well ahead of the HS competitor at 15 watts.

    The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 with Ryzen 9 6900HS (Radeon 680M iGPU) and Radeon RX 6800S
    Asus Zenbook 13S with Ryzen 7 6800U (Radeon 680M)
    Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i with Core i7-1280P (Iris Xe)
    Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G4 with Core i7-1255U (Iris Xe)
    Dell XPS 13 Plus with Core i7-1260P (Iris Xe)
    Asus ROG Strix G15 with Ryzen 9 5900HX (Vega8)

    Intel's P top model benefits from P cores

    The Core i7-1280P doesn't stand a chance against the Radeon 680M, but is still surprisingly strong in itself, the Core i7-1280P proves to be the absolute top model of the P series with exclusively 6 P cores. This SKU appears to explicitly benefit from its P core configuration in some benchmarks. The Core i7-1260P with 2 P cores fewer but basically the same iGPU is a little over 10 percent behind again. That's still enough to beat AMD's latest iGPU generation and the Ryzen 7 6800U at 10 watts, but not for more.

    The Core i7-1255U delivers a surprisingly bad result. Although it also has the 96 EU graphics unit and offers less than 20 percent lower GPU clock rates on paper, it doesn't stand a chance against the Core i7-1260P with the same consumption at 28 watts. The reason is the only 2 P-Cores, which also clock surprisingly low in the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 4. In the end, even the Ryzen 7 6800U with 10 watts is too powerful for this CPU with three times the consumption in games.

    A downer is ultimately the very modest availability of the Ryzen 6000 -Platform: The price comparison currently lists only 28 variants from three manufacturers.

    Test of Radeon 660M is out

    This article provides the picture of the current performance (mobile ) iGPUs in games almost completely. What is missing are the results of the Radeon 660M, which is only equipped with 6 instead of 12 CUs – the editors will try to be able to deliver these measured values ​​in the near future.

    AMD Radeon 680M (Ryzen 6000 iGPU) product group graphics cards, 08/12/2022

    • Performance games++
    • GPU computing DC/OCLn/a
    • Image quality features++
    • Volume 2D/3Dn/a/n/a
    • Consumption 2D/3D++/++

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      • Fastest iGPU on the market (from 25 W)
      • Very efficient (FPS/Watt)
      • AV1 hardware decoding
      • Standard driver (AMD Adrenalin)
      • Performance stays below desktop entry

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