Iris Xe Graphics G7 vs GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile
2018
3 MB GDDR5
12.80
+19.6%

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking365397
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameno dataTiger Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateApril 2018 (6 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 cores76896
Core clock speed1366 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1442 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 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 typeGDDR5DDR4
Maximum RAM amount3 MBno data
Memory bus width96 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1752 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth84 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

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.

G-SYNC support+no data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+
Multi-Projection+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXno dataDirectX 12_1
Vulkan+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 12.80
+19.6%
Iris Xe Graphics G7 10.70

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Nvidia GTX 1050 3GB Mobile 6401
+32.8%
Iris Xe Graphics G7 4820

GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by 33% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.80 10.70
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

The GeForce GTX 1050 3GB Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 in performance tests.


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