Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU Mobile vs GeForce GTX 670M

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	618	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.64	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	N13E-GS1-LP	Tiger Lake GT2
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)	2 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$2.59	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores	336	768
CUDA cores	336	no data
Core clock speed	598 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	33.5 billion/sec	52.80
Floating-point performance	803.7 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 670M and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	Ring Bus
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 type	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	192bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	72.0 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no 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 Connectors	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	Up to 2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

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no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 March 2012	2 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt

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