Integrated Laptop Graphics Card: Guide & Comparison Chart – 2027 Update
If you’re buying a laptop for gaming, video editing, or 3D design — and you’re not going with a dedicated GPU — you’ll probably face this dilemma:
Two laptops. Same price. Similar CPUs. But one of them has better integrated graphics.
A good rule of thumb? Choose the newest or fastest CPU — it usually brings the better iGPU. But that’s not always a sure thing.
That’s why I built this guide — a complete comparison chart of all the integrated GPUs that matter. I’ll also explain:
- 📊 How the chart was made
- 🔬 Which benchmarks were used
- 🧭 How to interpret the performance results
- Most importantly: What iGPUs will you find on an specific laptop CPU!
🎯 Just want a shortlist of the best laptops with strong iGPUs under $500?
👉 Click here for my top picks — this short list has been compiled from all the recent laptops models available online (~300).
Integrated GPU basics
Because this site is geared toward readers who aren’t super tech-savvy, I’m going to walk through a few integrated graphics basics first. That way, you can better understand how your laptop’s iGPU might actually perform in the real world.
If you’re already familiar with this stuff and just want to see the benchmark results, feel free to skip ahead using the table of contents.
⚠️ Quick heads up: Just because two laptops have iGPUs with the same name doesn’t mean they’ll perform the same.
Performance can differ depending on factors like:
- Clock rate: It’s common for integrated GPUs to have higher clock speeds across different laptops.
- Shaders/EUs/Cores: EUs (execution units), shaders and cores are terms meaning “processing units”. The more processing units (regardless of name), the faster the performance of an iGPU.
- Generation: Some integrated GPUs share the same name and maybe even the same clock rate but they are from a different generation. On AMD, its usually labeled as (3000/4000) and Intel uses the CPUs generation name.
List of Laptop Integrated GPUs from AMD & Intel (2018 to present)
What follows is a benchmark comparison table featuring every integrated GPU found in laptops from 2018 to 2025 — focusing only on Intel Core and AMD Ryzen CPUs (no Celeron, Pentium, or other low-end chips).
The right column lists which CPUs each iGPU belongs to, so you can easily match a laptop’s processor to its expected graphics performance.
You’ll also see important specs like clock speed and shader count (EUs or CUs) — and yes, as a general rule: more = better performance.
📊 Heads up: This table is great for quick reference, but it’s not the most user-friendly if you’re trying to visually compare performance.
If you’re more of a visual learner, don’t worry — the interactive benchmark graph is coming up next to make comparisons easier and more intuitive.
Laptop Integrated GPUs found on AMD CPUs
| GPU | Clock Speed | Found in CPUs |
| AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 | 1400 MHz | Ryzen 3 4300U |
| AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (2000/3000) | 1200 MHz |
Ryzen 3 3300U, Ryzen 3 3000U
|
| AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (2000/3000) | 1200 MHz |
Ryzen 5 3500U, Ryzen 5 3550H
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| AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 | 1400 MHz |
Ryzen 7 3750H, Ryzen 7 3700U
|
| RX Vega 3 | 1200 MHz |
Ryzen 3 3200U, Ryzen 3 3250U
|
| AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4000/5000) | 1500 MHz | Ryzen 4680U |
| 1600 MHz |
Ryzen 7 4700U, Ryzen 7 4800U, Ryzen 7 4800H
|
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| 1800 MHz |
Ryzen 5 5600U, Ryzen 5 5600H, Ryzen 5 7540U, Ryzen 5 7430U, Ryzen 5 5625U
|
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| 2000 MHz | Ryzen 5 7530U | |
| AMD RX Vega 8 (4000-5000) |
1750 MHz |
Ryzen 7 4800U, Ryzen 9 4900H, Ryzen 9 4900HS
|
| 1900 MHz | Ryzen 7 5700U | |
| 1950 MHz | Ryzen 7 4980U | |
| 2000 MHz |
Ryzen 7730U, Ryzen 7 5800U, Ryzen 7 5800H, Ryzen 7 5800HS
|
|
| 2100 MHz |
Ryzen 9 5900H, Ryzen 9 5900HX, Ryzen 9 5900HS
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| AMD Radeon 610M | 1900 MHz | Ryzen 3 7420U, AMD Ryzen 5 40 |
| 2200 MHz |
Ryzen 7 7745HX, Ryzen 7 7845HX, Ryzen 9 7845HX, Ryzen 9 7945HX
|
|
| AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (4th/5th) | 1500 MHz |
Ryzen 5 4600U, Ryzen 5 4600H, Ryzen 3 5300U, Ryzen 5 5500U
|
| 1600 MHz |
Ryzen 3 5400U, Ryzen 5 5560U
|
|
| 1800 MHz | Ryzen 3 7330U | |
| AMD Radeon 740M | 2500 MHz | Ryzen 5 7540U |
| 2800 MHz | Ryzen 5 7545U | |
| AMD Radeon 760M | 2600 MHz |
Ryzen 5 7640U, Ryzen 5 8640HS
|
| AMD Radeon 780M | 2700 MHz |
Ryzen 7 7840U, Ryzen 7 8845HS, Ryzen 7 8840HS, Ryzen 7 260
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| AMD Radeon 660M | 1900 MHz |
Ryzen 5 6600U, Ryzen 5 6600H, Ryzen 5 7535HS
|
| AMD Radeon 680M | 2200 MHz |
Ryzen 7 6800H, Ryzen 7 6800U+, Ryzen 7 170
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| AMD Radeon 860M |
3000 MHz |
Ryzen AI 7 350, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350
|
| 3100 MHz |
Ryzen AI 7 450, Ryzen AI 7 H 450
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| AMD Radeon 840M | 2900 MHz |
AMD Ryzen AI 7 445, Ryzen AI 5 340
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Laptop Integrated GPUs found on Intel CPUs
| GPU | Clock Speed | Found in CPUs |
| Intel UHD Graphics 620 | 1000 MHz |
Core i3-8130U, Core i5-8250U, Core i5-8350U, Core i3-8100H, Core i5-8300H, Core i3-8145U, Core i3-10110U, Core i3 7020
|
| 1150 MHz |
Core i7-8550U, Core i7-8650U, Core i7-10510U, Core i7-10610U, Core i7-10710U, Core i7-10810U, Core i5-10310U
|
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| 1100 MHz | Core i5-10210U | |
| Intel UHD Graphics 630 | 1000 MHz | Core i5-8300H, Core i5-8400H, Core i7-8750H |
| 1150 MHz | Core i7-8850H, Core i7-9750H, Core i7-9850H | |
| 1200 MHz | Core i9-8950HK, Core i9-9880H | |
| 1050 MHz | Core i5-9300H | |
| 1100 MHz | Core i5-9400H, Core i5-10400H | |
| 1250 MHz | Core i9-9980HK | |
| Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake) | 900 MHz | Core i3-1005G1 |
| 1050 MHz | Core i5-1035G1 | |
| Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 | 1050 MHz | Core i5-1035G4 |
| Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 | 1100 MHz | Core i7-1065G7 Core i5 1035G7 |
| Intel UHD Graphics 615 | 1000 MHz | Core i3-10100Y |
Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs |
1250 MHz | Core i3 N305 |
| 1450 MHz | Core i7-11800H, Core i9-11950H, Core i9-11900H | |
| 1650 MHz | Core i9-14900HX | |
| Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs |
1550 MHz | Core i5-13650HX |
| 1500 MHz | Core i5-14450HX | |
| 1300 MHz | Core i5-12450HX | |
| 1200 MHz | Intel Processor Celeron or Pentium N95 | |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs |
1500 MHz |
Core i7-13700H, Core i9-13900HK, Core i7-1360P, Core i7-13800H, Core i9-13900H
|
| 1450 MHz | Core i9-12900HK, Core i7-1280P, Core i9-12900H | |
| 1350 MHz | Core i7-11370H, Core i7-1185G7 | |
| 1300 MHz | Core i7-1165G7, Core i7-1355U, Core 7 150U | |
| 1250 MHz | Core i7-1255U | |
| Intel UHD Graphics 770 | 1650 MHz | Core i9-13980HX, Core i9-13950HX |
| 1500 MHz |
Core i5-13600HX, Core i7-13700HX, Core i9-12950HX
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|
| 1450 MHz | Core i7-12800HX | |
| 1600 MHz | Core i7-14700HX | |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 1450 MHz | Core i5-1340P |
| 1250 MHz | Core i5-1334U, Intel Core 5 120U | |
| 1300 MHz |
Core i5-1135G7, Core i5-1145G7, Core i5-11300H, Core i5-12500H, Core i5-1240P
|
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| Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) | 1350MHz | Core i3 n355 |
Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs |
1500 MHz | Core i7-13620H |
| 1250 MHz | Core i3-1315U, Core 3 100U | |
| 1100 MHz | Core i3-1215U | |
| Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | 1250 MHz | Core i3-1115G4, Core i3-1125G4, Core i5-13420H |
| Arc Graphics 130V | 1850 MHz | Intel Core Ultra 5 228V 226V 236V 238V |
| Intel Arc 8-Core iGPU | 2250 MHz | Ultra 7 155H |
| 2350 MHz | Ultra 9 185H 16C | |
| Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) |
1850 MHz | Intel Ultra 5-125U |
| 2000 MHz | Intel Ultra 5 225U |
Laptop Integrated GPU Performance Comparison
To test the relative performance of iGPUs we will use benchmarks.
Benchmarks are just tests to see how well a hardware performs. Now there are several different benchmarks but for this post we will focus on 3D Mark Time Spy benchmarks because:
- Primarily measures how well the GPU handles complex 3D scenes, textures, shading, lighting, and rendering.
- Ignores CPU and other hardware into the results and ONLY FOCUSES on measuring the raw power of the GPU.
- It is ALSO relevant for 3D work & accelerate effects in video editing and photo editing.
- Unlike other benchmarks (3DMark Fire Strike Graphics) it uses DirectX 12 (latest API for the latest games).
Note: We will present the results in three parts AMD, Intel and AMD vs Intel because the graph is too big. Note that this should not be the only factor for performance comparison but rather to get an stimate of how much faster is a GPU relative to others. You must take into account other factors which I discuss shortly after.
AMD iGPUs Performance (Laptop)
Why Are Some Older AMD GPUs Faster Than Newer Ones?
You might notice some surprising results in the graph, such as the
Radeon 780M outperforming the newer Radeon 860M.
This isn’t a mistake. The Radeon 780M uses the older RDNA 3 architecture but has
12 compute units (768 shaders), while the newer RDNA 3.5-based Radeon 860M has only
8 compute units (512 shaders). That gives the 780M considerably more processing hardware, allowing it to outperform the 860M despite the latter’s higher clock speeds.
This also explains why some Radeon GPUs with higher clock speeds rank below slower-clocked models. GPU architecture, the number of graphics cores, and memory bandwidth can matter just as much as frequency. Laptop power limits and cooling can further change the results, even between laptops using the same integrated GPU.
Bottom line: A newer Radeon model or a higher GPU clock speed doesn’t automatically mean better graphics performance. The chart uses representative 3DMark Time Spy Graphics Scores, including estimates, to show approximate real-world performance differences.
Intel iGPUs Performance (Laptop)
Why Can the Intel Arc 130V Outperform the Older Arc 8-Core GPU?
You may notice that the Intel Arc 130V (1850 MHz) ranks above the older Intel Arc 8-Core (2250–2350 MHz), despite having fewer graphics cores and a lower clock speed. This is possible because the Arc 130V uses Intel’s newer Xe2 architecture, which introduces architectural improvements over the older Xe-LPG graphics design. The newer GPU can perform more work efficiently, while memory bandwidth and laptop power configurations also influence the results.
Important: This does not mean the Arc 130V will always outperform the older 8-Core GPU. Their benchmark results overlap, and actual performance depends on the laptop and workload. A newer architecture can compensate for fewer cores or lower clock speeds, but it does not guarantee higher performance in every game or benchmark. A more sensible score would be 3400 roughly on the same level as the 8-Core iGPU running at 2350MHz (I’m still thinking whether making that correction or not – more benchmark results are needed).
AMD vs Intel GPUs iGPU Performance Comparison
How were the results obtained?
I used 3DMark Time Spy Graphics Scores from Notebookcheck and 3DMark to compare Intel and AMD laptop integrated GPUs. These are graphics-only scores, not overall scores that also depend on CPU performance.
1. Selecting Representative Scores
I compared results for GPUs with the same clock speed and number of graphics cores or execution units, looking at typical score ranges and medians where useful. I avoided unusually high results, since top-ranked 3DMark submissions don’t necessarily represent everyday laptop performance.
2. Estimating Missing Benchmarks
For GPU configurations without sufficient benchmarks, I estimated their scores using similar GPUs, clock speeds, and graphics architectures. These are approximate comparison values, not directly measured results.
3. Why Scores Vary Between Laptops
Even identical integrated GPUs can perform differently depending on CPU power limits, cooling, RAM bandwidth, single-channel versus dual-channel memory, and drivers. I also excluded clearly mismatched results when a dedicated GPU appeared to have been benchmarked instead.
Important Note
The chart values are representative estimates rather than guaranteed benchmark scores. They’re intended to show the approximate performance differences between Intel and AMD laptop integrated graphics under typical conditions.
