Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs vs GeForce GTX 690

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 690 with Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, including specs and performance data.

GTX 690
2012
4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 GDDR5, 300 Watt
14.43
+53%

GTX 690 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking335437
Place by popularitynot in top-10081
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.99no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameGK104Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date3 May 2012 (12 years ago)15 August 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data
Current price$411 (0.4x 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 cores153696
CUDA cores3072no data
Core clock speed915 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1019 MHz1350 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt28 Watt
Texture fill rate234 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance2x 3,130 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 690 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length11.0" (27.9 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 8-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 amount4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5no data
Memory bus width512-bit (256-bit per GPU)no data
Memory clock speed6008 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth384 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-I. One Dual link DVI-D. One Mini-Displayport 1.2no data
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMIYes (via dongle)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
3D Vision Live+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
OpenGL4.2no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126no 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 690 14.43
+53%
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 9.43

GeForce GTX 690 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by 53% 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 690 13160
+156%
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 5139

GeForce GTX 690 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs by 156% 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 HD35−40
+34.6%
26
−34.6%
1440p24−27
+50%
16
−50%
4K18−20
+50%
12
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+50%
20
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+36.4%
22
−36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+42.9%
21
−42.9%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+37.9%
27−30
−37.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
+52.8%
36
−52.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+50%
16
−50%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+34.6%
24−27
−34.6%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+52.2%
45−50
−52.2%
Hitman 3 35−40
+45.8%
24
−45.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+52.2%
46
−52.2%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+42.9%
35
−42.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+41.2%
17
−41.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+44.7%
38
−44.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+36.4%
22
−36.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+42.1%
19
−42.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+50%
18
−50%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+37.9%
27−30
−37.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+40.6%
32
−40.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+38.5%
13
−38.5%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+34.6%
24−27
−34.6%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+52.2%
45−50
−52.2%
Hitman 3 30−33
+36.4%
22
−36.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+51.8%
112
−51.8%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+42.9%
28
−42.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+40%
15
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+50%
30
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+50%
30
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+42.9%
84
−42.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+50%
14
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+52.2%
23
−52.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+45.5%
11
−45.5%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+52.2%
45−50
−52.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+52.2%
23
−52.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+45.8%
24
−45.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+50%
14
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+47.1%
30−35
−47.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+50%
14
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+42.9%
7
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+50%
16
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
Hitman 3 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+50%
20−22
−50%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+42.1%
19
−42.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Hitman 3 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+50%
12
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

This is how GTX 690 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs compete in popular games:

  • GTX 690 is 35% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 690 is 50% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 690 is 50% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.43 9.43
Recency 3 May 2012 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 28 Watt

The GeForce GTX 690 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 690 is a desktop card while Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a notebook one.


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