Intel 'Xe2' iGPU next-gen gaming performance comparison results with AMD released, Cyberpunk 2077 can run at Full HD/30fps with low image quality – GIGAZINE

Intel mobile processorCore Ultra 200V (Moon Lake)Products equipped with this will begin shipping in September 2024. The Core Ultra 200V series is equipped with an iGPU with a newly designed architecture called “Xe2”, which is touted for its high performance in gaming and AI processing. Chips and Cheese, a technology media outlet, examined the performance of this Xe2 device in detail and published the results.

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3D drawing with “Core Ultra 7 258V” using Xe2, “Core Ultra 7 155H” using Xe, “AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370”, “AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS”, “Snapdragon ” from Qualcomm Operating results Below is the “3DMark Solar Bay” benchmark. The Core Ultra 7 258V's score was 13,151 points, which is higher than the previous generation Core Ultra 7 155H, but significantly lower than the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370's score.

The graph showing the frame rate per second (fps) when running 3DMark Solar Bay looks like this.

The average FPS when starting the open world RPG “Cyberpunk 2077” with Full HD / Low image quality settings and running on battery power is below. The Core Ultra 7 258V has significantly improved FPS over the previous generation model, and can now draw at 39.34 FPS.

Below is a graph showing the power consumption of the entire system while playing Cyberpunk 2077. Red is the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, blue is the Core Ultra 7 258V, and light blue is the Core Ultra 7 155H. The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has the highest power consumption, followed by the Core Ultra 7 258V. Also, the Core Ultra 7 155H has large fluctuations in power consumption, but the Core Ultra 7 258V is relatively stable.

When the power consumption is divided into “CPU power consumption”, “GPU power consumption”, and “full processor power consumption”, it looks like this. The Core Ultra 7 258V consumes more GPU power than the Core Ultra 7 155H.

Below is a graph summarizing the DRAM access bandwidth when playing Cyberpunk 2077. The Core Ultra 7 258V has a large cache capacity, so it is able to show high performance while keeping the amount of communication with DRAM low. On the other hand, it can be seen that although the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has high drawing performance, it also has a high amount of connectivity with DRAM. According to Chips and Cheese, access to DRAM is a factor that increases power consumption.

Chips and Cheese says the Core Ultra 7 258V iGPU is a sign of Intel's determination to catch up with AMD. “Consumption is high, and AMD needs to increase cache like Intel.”