Iris Xe Graphics G7 vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Iris Xe Graphics G7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Apple M1 8-Core GPU outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 347 | 397 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 16 |
Architecture | no data | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
GPU code name | no data | Tiger Lake Xe |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 10 November 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 cores | 8 | 96 |
Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | no data |
Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 10 nm |
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 type | no data | DDR4 |
Shared memory | + | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
Quick Sync | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | no data | DirectX 12_1 |
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 HD | 26
+44.4%
| 18−20
−44.4%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+37.5%
|
16−18
−37.5%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
+31.8%
|
21−24
−31.8%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+35.3%
|
30−35
−35.3%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+27.3%
|
21−24
−27.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+37.5%
|
16−18
−37.5%
|
Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+32%
|
24−27
−32%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+28.8%
|
50−55
−28.8%
|
Hitman 3 | 27−30
+50%
|
18−20
−50%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 55−60
+26.7%
|
45−50
−26.7%
|
Metro Exodus | 45−50
+34.3%
|
35−40
−34.3%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
+33.3%
|
30−35
−33.3%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+53.3%
|
30−33
−53.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
+31.8%
|
21−24
−31.8%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+35.3%
|
30−35
−35.3%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+27.3%
|
21−24
−27.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+37.5%
|
16−18
−37.5%
|
Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+32%
|
24−27
−32%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+28.8%
|
50−55
−28.8%
|
Hitman 3 | 27−30
+50%
|
18−20
−50%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 55−60
+26.7%
|
45−50
−26.7%
|
Metro Exodus | 45−50
+38.2%
|
30−35
−38.2%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
+33.3%
|
30−35
−33.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+36.4%
|
21−24
−36.4%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+53.3%
|
30−33
−53.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
+31.8%
|
21−24
−31.8%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
+33.3%
|
21−24
−33.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+37.5%
|
16−18
−37.5%
|
Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+32%
|
24−27
−32%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+28.8%
|
50−55
−28.8%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 55−60
+42.5%
|
40−45
−42.5%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 40−45
+46.7%
|
30−33
−46.7%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+36.4%
|
21−24
−36.4%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+53.3%
|
30−33
−53.3%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
+44.4%
|
27−30
−44.4%
|
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+50%
|
18−20
−50%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+44.4%
|
18−20
−44.4%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+35.3%
|
16−18
−35.3%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+35%
|
20−22
−35%
|
Hitman 3 | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
+38.1%
|
21−24
−38.1%
|
Metro Exodus | 24−27
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
+38.9%
|
18−20
−38.9%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+50%
|
10−11
−50%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 9−10
+50%
|
6−7
−50%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+43.8%
|
16−18
−43.8%
|
4K
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
Hitman 3 | 10−11
+42.9%
|
7−8
−42.9%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
+36.4%
|
10−12
−36.4%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
+62.5%
|
8−9
−62.5%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+40%
|
5−6
−40%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+35.7%
|
14−16
−35.7%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 14−16
+50%
|
10−11
−50%
|
Metro Exodus | 12−14
+44.4%
|
9−10
−44.4%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
4K
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+44.4%
|
9−10
−44.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+17.6%
|
30−35
−17.6%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
+16.7%
|
30−33
−16.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 16−18
+23.1%
|
12−14
−23.1%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
+22.7%
|
21−24
−22.7%
|
Metro Exodus | 21−24
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+16.7%
|
18−20
−16.7%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 18−20
+20%
|
14−16
−20%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 27−30
+28.6%
|
21−24
−28.6%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
+16.7%
|
18−20
−16.7%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
Metro Exodus | 14−16
+27.3%
|
10−12
−27.3%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and Iris Xe Graphics G7 compete in popular games:
- Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 44% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Apple M1 8-Core GPU is 63% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, Apple M1 8-Core GPU surpassed Iris Xe Graphics G7 in all 33 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 14.08 | 10.71 |
Recency | 10 November 2020 | 15 August 2020 |
Chip lithography | 5 nm | 10 nm |
The Apple M1 8-Core GPU is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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