Iris Xe Graphics G4 vs GeForce GTX 950M

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	530	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.82	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Generation 12.0 (2020)
GPU code name	N16P-GT	Tiger Lake GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	12 March 2015 (9 years ago)	2 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Current price	$797	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	640	384
CUDA cores	640	no data
Core clock speed	914 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	44.96	52.80
Floating-point performance	1,439 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 950M 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 size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x1
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	DDR3 or GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	128 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1000 or 2500 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	32 or 80 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	No outputs	No outputs
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data
BatteryBoost	+	no data
Quick Sync	no data	+
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.1
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 March 2015	2 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	System Shared
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15 Watt

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