Iris Plus Graphics G7 vs GeForce GTX 950
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 352 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 94 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.03 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Generation 11.0 (2019−2020) |
| GPU code name | GM206 | Ice Lake GT2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 20 August 2015 (8 years ago) | 4 May 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | no data |
| Current price | $12.88 (0.1x MSRP) | 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 | 768 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 1024 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1188 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,940 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 57.02 | 33.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,825 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Length | 202 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 3300 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 105.8 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| G-SYNC support | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.97 |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 August 2015 | 4 May 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 15 Watt |
Iris Plus Graphics G7 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 500% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 950 and Iris Plus Graphics G7. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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