First Tests: Intel Iris Xe Max Is No Gaming Powerhouse
Preliminary performance tests suggest that Intel’s first discrete graphics processor for laptops, the Iris Xe Max, provides only a modest improvement over the performance of the graphics silicon that is already built into the chip giant’s latest "Tiger Lake" CPUs. We tested a handful of popular games, including Counter Strike: Global Offensive, on an Xe Max-equipped Dell Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 laptop, and found slightly worse performance than gamers can expect from an equivalent laptop that uses the Iris Xe silicon that is built into Intel’s higher-end 11th Generation Core CPUs. For ...
Source: pcmag.com