Friday, June 18th 2021
Intel Iris Xe DG1 GPU from ASUS Tested
Intel has been working with its partners to release the Intel Iris Xe DG1 GPU for use in prebuilt computers. ASUS is one of these partners along with GUNNIR who have both announced versions of the card. The ASUS DG1 was the first of these cards to release as part of the "Gamer Xtreme Gaming Desktop" from CyberPowerPC in May. The ASUS DG1 found in that system has recently been tested by ETA PRIME in various games and synthetic benchmarks. The DG1 is only compatible with select motherboards so the card was tested with the Intel Core i5-11400F and ASUS PRIME H410M-A/CSM motherboard included in the computer.
The ASUS DG1 features 80 Execution Units for 640 shading units running at a speed of 1.5 GHz, along with 4 GB of LPDDR4X memory running at 4266 MHz. The card only draws 30 W so features a fully passive design with no additional power connectors. The ASUS DG1 scored 1630 points in the 3DMark Time Spy test, 5837 points in Fires Strike, and 21313 points in Night Raid. The card was also tested in a variety of games including Forza Horizon 4, Injustice, Overwatch where it managed 1080p low 60 FPS performance. These performance numbers are comparable to a Radeon HD 7870 or a GTX 760 while drawing significantly less power. You can view the complete video from ETA PRIME testing the card below.Video
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The ASUS DG1 features 80 Execution Units for 640 shading units running at a speed of 1.5 GHz, along with 4 GB of LPDDR4X memory running at 4266 MHz. The card only draws 30 W so features a fully passive design with no additional power connectors. The ASUS DG1 scored 1630 points in the 3DMark Time Spy test, 5837 points in Fires Strike, and 21313 points in Night Raid. The card was also tested in a variety of games including Forza Horizon 4, Injustice, Overwatch where it managed 1080p low 60 FPS performance. These performance numbers are comparable to a Radeon HD 7870 or a GTX 760 while drawing significantly less power. You can view the complete video from ETA PRIME testing the card below.Video
15 Comments on Intel Iris Xe DG1 GPU from ASUS Tested
According to him, 4.5GHz 5700G / 2400MHz Vega 8 / 4400CL19 Viper Steel..............loses to a stock 4650G / 2100MHz Vega 7 / 4400CL19 Vipers @ 4200CL16??
Edit: 5082 vs. 5580 in Fire Strike and 21029 vs. 22729 in Night Raid as well, yeah okay, can we have someone other than this guy bench these cards? Clearly this guy has no idea wtf he's doing.
So I come out on top in Time Spy, lose to the DG1 in Fire Strike, and win in Night raid - I take it that DG1 is basically supposed to be a GT1030 competitor that's slightly faster, then? I hope Intel gets their act together in providing decent drivers, this could be an interesting card for memory benching or for SFF if it comes in low-profile form.
I can forgive lower scores on a stock APU with stock CPU/GPU clocks and a 3200/3600 kit that most people would buy, but that 5700G is anything but stock. Curious to see if those disappointingly low scores carry over to the DG1 if anyone else can get their hands on that card.
Anyways, I think the iGPU from the 5300G/5600G/5700G/ is going to be the better option, assuming you pair it with high clocked RAM with tight timings.
I am also really excited to see what the 3DV tech will do for iGPUs on the next-gen 5nm process node (AM5) and integrated RDNA2 instead of VEGA.
The DG1 is an excellent first entry in the budget market. It hit a sweet-spot in performance/price. While there is room for improvement, this sample is only an OEM model. My guess is that the retail models will be a bit more fleshed out and will likely have better specs/performance. Keep in mind the DG2 is inbound as is the DG3. This is Intel getting started, not finishing up.
I dont remember seeing a nvidia 2030 or 3030 product been released.