Iris Xe Graphics G4 vs GeForce GTX 780M

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking416not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.38no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Generation 12.0 (2020)
GPU code nameN14E-GTXTiger Lake GT1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2013 (10 years ago)2 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price$1093 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 cores1536384
CUDA cores1536no data
Core clock speed823 MHzno data
Boost clock speed797 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate102.052.80
Floating-point performance2,448 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 780M and Iris Xe Graphics G4 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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed2500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP content protection+no data
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+no data
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+no data

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support+no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+no data
Optimus+no data
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+no data
Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.1
CUDA+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 May 2013 2 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB System Shared
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 15 Watt

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