Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

Aggregate performance score

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
2020
28 Watt
9.36

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by a small 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking440420
Place by popularity68not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeTiger Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (3 years ago)15 August 2020 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores9696
Core clock speed400 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1350 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology10 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Wattno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeno dataDDR4
Shared memory++

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Quick Sync++

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_1DirectX 12_1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 9.36
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 9.84
+5.1%

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 5139
+2.8%
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs outperforms Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 by 3% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD26
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
1440p16
+0%
16−18
+0%
4K13
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20
−5%
21−24
+5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 22
+10%
20−22
−10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
+0%
21−24
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−6.9%
30−35
+6.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
+71.4%
21−24
−71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%
Hitman 3 39
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 46
+39.4%
30−35
−39.4%
Metro Exodus 35
+0%
35−40
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
−64.7%
27−30
+64.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 38
+35.7%
27−30
−35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 22
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
−5.3%
20−22
+5.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
+0%
18−20
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
−6.9%
30−35
+6.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Far Cry 5 31
+6.9%
27−30
−6.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 14
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%
Hitman 3 22
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 34
+3%
30−35
−3%
Metro Exodus 27
−7.4%
27−30
+7.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 15
−86.7%
27−30
+86.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 25
−12%
27−30
+12%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
+50%
20−22
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
−42.9%
20−22
+42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 23
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−3.6%
27−30
+3.6%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−3%
30−35
+3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 22
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Metro Exodus 24
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−42.9%
20−22
+42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 16
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 19
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Battlefield 5 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 compete in popular games:

  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 4% faster in 1080p
  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 0% faster in 1440p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 8% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 71% faster than the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7.
  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 93% faster than the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is ahead in 9 tests (26%)
  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 21 test (62%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (12%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.36 9.84

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7.


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