Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) vs NVIDIA GeForce MX150

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Combined performance score

GeForce MX150
5.88
+46.6%

GeForce MX150 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 47% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking553648
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.25no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameN17S-G1Ice Lake G4 Gen. 11
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 May 2017 (6 years old)28 May 2019 (4 years old)
Current price$1049 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores38448
Core clock speed1468 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed1532 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt (10 - 25 Watt TGP)12-25 Watt
Texture fill rate24.91no data
Floating-point performance1,127 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce MX150 and Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory

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 amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed6008 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Video outputs and ports

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

Technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data
CUDA6.1no 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.

GeForce MX150 5.88
+46.6%
Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 4.01

GeForce MX150 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 47% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GeForce MX150 10992
+24.7%
Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 8812

GeForce MX150 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 25% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GeForce MX150 4494
+39.3%
Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 3225

GeForce MX150 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 39% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

GeForce MX150 3488
+64.2%
Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 2124

GeForce MX150 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 64% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GeForce MX150 19132
+28.3%
Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 14910

GeForce MX150 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 28% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GeForce MX150 223740
+170%
Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 82914

GeForce MX150 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 170% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GeForce MX150 42
+37%
Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 31

GeForce MX150 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 37% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

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 HD27
+58.8%
17
−58.8%
1440p24
+50%
16−18
−50%
4K19
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 19
+72.7%
11
−72.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 5 39
+179%
14
−179%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 22
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Far Cry 5 17
+54.5%
11
−54.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
+125%
8−9
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 25
+108%
12−14
−108%
Hitman 3 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+75%
8−9
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+70%
10
−70%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
+250%
4−5
−250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 5 32
+146%
13
−146%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7
−100%
14−16
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 16
+60%
10
−60%
Far Cry New Dawn 17
+113%
8−9
−113%
Forza Horizon 4 21
+75%
12−14
−75%
Hitman 3 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+57.1%
7−8
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 6
+0%
6−7
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 19
+46.2%
13
−46.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 11
+175%
4−5
−175%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
+0%
7−8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Battlefield 5 26
+117%
12
−117%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 14
+55.6%
9
−55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 15
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Forza Horizon 4 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
+57.1%
7
−57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Hitman 3 10
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

This is how GeForce MX150 and Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GeForce MX150 is 58.8% faster than Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)

1440p resolution:

  • GeForce MX150 is 50% faster than Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)

4K resolution:

  • GeForce MX150 is 58.3% faster than Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX150 is 400% faster than the Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU).
  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) is 100% faster than the GeForce MX150.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX150 is ahead in 54 tests (90%)
  • Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.88 4.01
Recency 16 May 2017 28 May 2019
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 12 Watt

The GeForce MX150 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) in performance tests.


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