Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) vs GeForce GTX 970M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970M and Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 970M
2014
3 GB GDDR5
14.85
+173%

GTX 970M outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) by a whopping 173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking355613
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency12.6214.98
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameGM204Ice Lake G7 Gen. 11
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date7 October 2014 (10 years ago)28 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,560.89 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores128064
Core clock speed924 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown12-25 Watt
Texture fill rate83.04no data
Floating-point processing power2.657 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs80no 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5DDR4
Maximum RAM amount3 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2500 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth120 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 data
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Quick Syncno data+
Ansel+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 970M 14.85
+173%
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 5.44

  • Other tests
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
    • 3DMark Ice Storm GPU

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.

GTX 970M 9878
+136%
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 4187

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 970M 28845
+99.7%
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 14442

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.

GTX 970M 7463
+172%
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 2743

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.

GTX 970M 51247
+207%
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 16713

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 970M 274626
+88.6%
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 145594

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:

900p136
+202%
45−50
−202%
Full HD56
+211%
18
−211%
1440p25
+178%
9−10
−178%
4K22
+175%
8−9
−175%

Cost per frame, $

1080p45.73no data
1440p102.44no data
4K116.40no data

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Elden Ring 45−50
+221%
14−16
−221%
Battlefield 5 46
+171%
16−18
−171%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+186%
21
−186%
Metro Exodus 41
+141%
17
−141%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+200%
12
−200%
Valorant 55−60
+392%
12
−392%
Battlefield 5 46
+171%
16−18
−171%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Dota 2 33
+106%
16
−106%
Elden Ring 45−50
+650%
6
−650%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+244%
16
−244%
Fortnite 59
+84.4%
30−35
−84.4%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+253%
17
−253%
Grand Theft Auto V 49
+444%
9
−444%
Metro Exodus 29
+123%
12−14
−123%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 149
+210%
48
−210%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+125%
16−18
−125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+159%
16−18
−159%
Valorant 55−60
+490%
10
−490%
World of Tanks 190−200
+395%
39
−395%
Battlefield 5 40
+135%
16−18
−135%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+164%
10−12
−164%
Dota 2 50−55
+89.3%
28
−89.3%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+244%
16
−244%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+300%
15
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 38
−21.1%
45−50
+21.1%
Valorant 55−60
+321%
14−16
−321%
Dota 2 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%
Elden Ring 21−24
+283%
6−7
−283%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+340%
5−6
−340%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+288%
30−35
−288%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
World of Tanks 100−110
+167%
35−40
−167%
Battlefield 5 27
+200%
9−10
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+227%
10−12
−227%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+350%
8−9
−350%
Metro Exodus 25
+400%
5−6
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Valorant 35−40
+147%
14−16
−147%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Dota 2 33
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
Elden Ring 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Grand Theft Auto V 33
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
Metro Exodus 7
+600%
1−2
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 38
+138%
16−18
−138%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+94.1%
16−18
−94.1%
Battlefield 5 13
+225%
4−5
−225%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Dota 2 24−27
+52.9%
16−18
−52.9%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+217%
6−7
−217%
Fortnite 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+425%
4−5
−425%
Valorant 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%

This is how GTX 970M and Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) compete in popular games:

  • GTX 970M is 202% faster in 900p
  • GTX 970M is 211% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970M is 178% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 970M is 175% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Elden Ring, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970M is 650% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is 21% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 970M is ahead in 60 tests (98%)
  • Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.85 5.44
Recency 7 October 2014 28 May 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm

GTX 970M has a 173% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 970M is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) in performance tests.


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