Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs vs GeForce GTX 560

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560 with Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, including specs and performance data.

GTX 560
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
7.10

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs outperforms GTX 560 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking517501
Place by popularitynot in top-10068
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.64no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameGF114Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date17 May 2011 (13 years ago)15 August 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$76 (0.4x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores33680
Core clock speed810 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1350 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt28 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature99 °Cno data
Texture fill rate45.36no data
Floating-point performance1,088.6 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 560 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length8.25" (21 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pinno data
SLI options+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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed4000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth128.0 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.

Display ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+no data
3D Gaming+no data
Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12_1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA+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.

GTX 560 7.10
Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs 7.45
+4.9%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs outperforms GeForce GTX 560 by 5% 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%

GTX 560 3030
Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs 3987
+31.6%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs outperforms GeForce GTX 560 by 32% 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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD16−18
−12.5%
18
+12.5%
1440p9−10
−11.1%
10
+11.1%
4K14−16
−7.1%
15
+7.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 19
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
Hitman 3 16
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 32
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Metro Exodus 38
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
+0%
30−33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16
+0%
16−18
+0%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
Hitman 3 16
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−2.9%
35−40
+2.9%
Metro Exodus 25
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 49
−2%
50−55
+2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 8
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+10%
10−11
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

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 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 12
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

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 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
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%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how GTX 560 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs compete in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 13% faster in 1080p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 11% faster in 1440p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 7% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.10 7.45
Recency 17 May 2011 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 40 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 28 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 560 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 560 is a desktop card while Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is a notebook one.


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