Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) vs GeForce 945A
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 945A and Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
945A outperforms Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 703 | 759 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.28 | 11.40 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
| GPU code name | GM108 | Ice Lake G4 Gen. 11 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (10 years ago) | 28 May 2019 (6 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 | 384 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 1006 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1189 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 12-25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 28.54 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.9132 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | no data |
| TMUs | 24 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | no data |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | no 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 type | GDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 40.1 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | - |
| CUDA | 5.0 | - |
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 | 18−21
+5.9%
| 17
−5.9%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 20
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7
+0%
|
7
+0%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 7
+0%
|
7
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
This is how GeForce 945A and Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) compete in popular games:
- GeForce 945A is 6% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.38 | 3.68 |
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 28 May 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 33 Watt | 12 Watt |
GeForce 945A has a 19% higher aggregate performance score.
Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 175% lower power consumption.
The GeForce 945A is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) in performance tests.
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