Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs vs GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) and Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs outperforms 9400M (G) / ION (LE) by a whopping 2345% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1319 | 528 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 65 |
| Power efficiency | 1.77 | 18.54 |
| Architecture | no data | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
| GPU code name | MCP79MX | Tiger Lake Xe |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 14 October 2008 (16 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 | 16 | 80 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 282 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 28 Watt |
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.
| 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 | 10.0 | 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.
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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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.
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 | 0−1 | 19 |
| 1440p | -0−1 | 10 |
| 4K | 0−1 | 17 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−600%
|
14
+600%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−533%
|
18−20
+533%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−650%
|
14−16
+650%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−550%
|
13
+550%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−300%
|
16
+300%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−438%
|
40−45
+438%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−525%
|
24−27
+525%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−121%
|
62
+121%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−533%
|
18−20
+533%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−650%
|
14−16
+650%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−400%
|
10
+400%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−275%
|
15
+275%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−438%
|
40−45
+438%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−500%
|
24
+500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−144%
|
21−24
+144%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−75%
|
49
+75%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
−533%
|
18−20
+533%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
−650%
|
14−16
+650%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−300%
|
8
+300%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
−200%
|
12
+200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
−100%
|
16
+100%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
−400%
|
20
+400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−22.2%
|
11
+22.2%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
−96.4%
|
55−60
+96.4%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−83.3%
|
10−12
+83.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−700%
|
16−18
+700%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−550%
|
12−14
+550%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 3−4 |
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%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 38
+0%
|
38
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+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%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+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%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+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%
|
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
- there's a draw in 41 test (59%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.31 | 7.58 |
| Recency | 14 October 2008 | 15 August 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 28 Watt |
9400M (G) / ION (LE) has 133.3% lower power consumption.
Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, on the other hand, has a 2345.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.
The Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE) 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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