Iris Xe Graphics G7 vs GeForce GTX 680

Place in performance ranking	340	397
Place by popularity	not in top-100	16
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.20	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	GK104	Tiger Lake Xe
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	22 March 2012 (12 years ago)	15 August 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Current price	$156 (0.3x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	1536	96
CUDA cores	1536	no data
Core clock speed	1006 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1058 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	195 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	128.8 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	3,090.4 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 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 support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	10.0" (25.4 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	Two 6-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	2048 MB	no data
Memory bus width	256-bit GDDR5	no data
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	no data
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX 12_1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.2	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	no 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 680 14.38
+34.3%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 10.71

GeForce GTX 680 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 680 10217
+52.3%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 6710

GeForce GTX 680 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by 52% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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 680 7587
+57.4%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 4820

GeForce GTX 680 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by 57% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 680 47130
+23.9%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 38040

GeForce GTX 680 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by 24% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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:

900p	45 +50%	30−35 −50%
Full HD	77 +40%	55−60 −40%
4K	23 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

21−24
+37.5%

16−18

−37.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Far Cry 5	30−35	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Hitman 3	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60	no data
Metro Exodus	45−50 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Battlefield 5	45−50	no data
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30	no data
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Far Cry 5	30−35	no data
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Hitman 3	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60	no data
Metro Exodus	45−50	no data
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	42	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 +50%	16−18 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Far Cry 5	30−35	no data
Forza Horizon 4	65−70	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 +45%	40−45 −45%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	22	no data
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+48.1%

27−30

−48.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Far Cry 5	21−24	no data
Forza Horizon 4	27−30	no data
Hitman 3	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +38.9%	18−20 −38.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+50%

16−18

−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Hitman 3	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16	no data
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10	no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16	no data

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9	no data
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	8−9	no data
Forza Horizon 4	18−20	no data
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+44.4%

9−10
−44.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%