Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) vs GeForce GTX 285M SLI

Place in the ranking	687	609
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.92	15.08
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	N10E-GTX	Ice Lake G7 Gen. 11
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)	28 May 2019 (5 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	256	64
Core clock speed	576 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	1508 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	12-25 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

large

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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	DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1020 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	10	12_1
CUDA	+	-

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.

GTX 285M SLI 4.14

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 5.41
+30.7%

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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.

GTX 285M SLI 11233

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 14442
+28.6%

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

60
+253%

−253%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

7−8

−28.6%

9−10
+28.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −50%	14−16 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −33.3%	12 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +33.3%	9 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −44%	35−40 +44%
Hitman 3	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −100%	18 +100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −9.1%	12 +9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −25%	20−22 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −27.9%	55 +27.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Battlefield 5	10−11 −50%	14−16 +50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −22.2%	11 +22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +200%	4 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −44%	35−40 +44%
Hitman 3	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −25%	35−40 +25%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −55.6%	14 +55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 +22.2%	9 −22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −6.3%	17 +6.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −18.8%	18−20 +18.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −18.6%	51 +18.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −25%	14−16 +25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 −100%	6−7 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −44%	35−40 +44%
Hitman 3	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +155%	11 −155%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +6.7%	15 −6.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +77.8%	9 −77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −11.6%	45−50 +11.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

−36.4%

14−16
+36.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −25%	10−11 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −25%	5−6 +25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −20%	6−7 +20%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Hitman 3	9−10 −11.1%	10−11 +11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −20%	12−14 +20%
Metro Exodus	0−1	4−5
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −34.6%	35−40 +34.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9

−25%

10−11
+25%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Hitman 3	0−1	2−3
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −50%	3−4 +50%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −66.7%	5−6 +66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−20%

6−7
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

This is how GTX 285M SLI and Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) compete in popular games:

GTX 285M SLI is 253% faster in 1080p

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

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 285M SLI is 200% faster.
in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is 1000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 285M SLI is ahead in 6 tests (9%)
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is ahead in 56 tests (84%)
there's a draw in 5 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.14	5.41
Recency	2 March 2009	28 May 2019
Chip lithography	55 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	12 Watt

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) has a 30.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 450% more advanced lithography process, and 1150% lower power consumption.

The Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 285M SLI in performance tests.

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