Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs vs GeForce 8700M GT SLI

Place in the ranking	1146	526
Place by popularity	not in top-100	48
Power efficiency	0.95	18.85
Architecture	G8x (2007)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	NB8E-SE	Tiger Lake Xe
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	18 September 2007 (17 years ago)	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	64	80
Core clock speed	625 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1350 MHz
Number of transistors	578 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	80 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	28 Watt

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size

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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	GDDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	no data
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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX

12_1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

8700M GT SLI 0.79

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs 7.57
+858%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

8700M GT SLI 2196

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs 21729
+889%

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	1−2 −1800%	19 +1800%
1440p	1−2 −900%	10 +900%
4K	1−2 −1300%	14 +1300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−367%

14
+367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −333%	13 +333%
Far Cry 5	0−1	16−18
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Hitman 3	5−6 −220%	16 +220%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −258%	40−45 +258%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	20−22
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −317%	24−27 +317%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −100%	62 +100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −233%	10 +233%
Far Cry 5	0−1	16−18
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −2000%	21−24 +2000%
Hitman 3	5−6 −200%	15 +200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −258%	40−45 +258%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	20−22
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −300%	24 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −120%	21−24 +120%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −58.1%	49 +58.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −280%	18−20 +280%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −167%	8 +167%
Far Cry 5	0−1	16−18
Hitman 3	5−6 −140%	12 +140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −33.3%	16 +33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −233%	20 +233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −10%	11 +10%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −77.4%	55−60 +77.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

0−1

20−22

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	14−16
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	7−8
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −800%	9−10 +800%
Hitman 3	7−8 −57.1%	10−12 +57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	10
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −2250%	45−50 +2250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−333%

12−14
+333%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

5−6

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	3−4
Far Cry 5	0−1	4−5

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−250%

7−8
+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	19 +0%	19 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	38 +0%	38 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16 +0%	16 +0%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	27 +0%	27 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16 +0%	16 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Hitman 3	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how 8700M GT SLI and Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs compete in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 1800% faster in 1080p
Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 900% faster in 1440p
Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 1300% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 2250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is ahead in 35 tests (58%)
there's a draw in 25 tests (42%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.79	7.57
Recency	18 September 2007	15 August 2020
Chip lithography	80 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	28 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs has a 858.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 107.1% lower power consumption.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8700M GT SLI in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.