Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs vs GeForce GTS 150M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 150M and Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 150M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 45 Watt
1.13

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs outperforms GTS 150M by a whopping 478% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1043541
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.0018.57
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameG94Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 March 2009 (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 cores6480
Core clock speed400 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1350 MHz
Number of transistors505 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt
Texture fill rate12.80no data
Floating-point processing power0.128 TFLOPSno data
Gigaflops192no data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
SLI options2-way-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno 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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speedUp to 800 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth51 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDisplayPortHDMIDual Link DVILVDSSingle Link DVIVGAno data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data
Quick Syncno data+

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12_1
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

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 HD3−4
−533%
19
+533%
1440p1−2
−800%
9
+800%
4K2−3
−600%
14
+600%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−475%
23
+475%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−367%
14
+367%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−300%
16
+300%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−2500%
26
+2500%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−300%
12
+300%
Fortnite 3−4
−1333%
40−45
+1333%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−357%
30−35
+357%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%
Valorant 30−35
−130%
75−80
+130%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−200%
12
+200%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−2200%
23
+2200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 27−30
−307%
110−120
+307%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10
+233%
Dota 2 16−18
−144%
39
+144%
Fortnite 3−4
−1333%
40−45
+1333%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−357%
30−35
+357%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−1200%
13
+1200%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−500%
12
+500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−267%
22
+267%
Valorant 30−35
−130%
75−80
+130%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2200%
23
+2200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−200%
9
+200%
Dota 2 16−18
−125%
36
+125%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−357%
30−35
+357%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−83.3%
11
+83.3%
Valorant 30−35
−130%
75−80
+130%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
−1333%
40−45
+1333%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 12−14
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 7−8
−686%
55−60
+686%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−225%
35−40
+225%
Valorant 4−5
−1900%
80−85
+1900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−500%
6
+500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1100%
12
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−467%
16−18
+467%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−400%
10
+400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−20%
18−20
+20%
Valorant 7−8
−414%
35−40
+414%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 2−3
Dota 2 1−2
−1500%
16
+1500%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 31
+0%
31
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24
+0%
24
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21
+0%
21
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12
+0%
12
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 20
+0%
20
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 6
+0%
6
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

This is how GTS 150M and Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs compete in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 533% faster in 1080p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 800% faster in 1440p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 600% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is ahead in 44 tests (75%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.13 6.53
Recency 3 March 2009 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs has a 477.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 150M in performance tests.

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