Intel Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q

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Combined performance score

RTX 2060 Max-Q
25.28
+154%

GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 by 154% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking194414
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money9.38no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameN18E-G1 MAX-Q TU106Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years old)15 August 2020 (3 years old)
Current price$1680 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 cores192096
Core clock speed975 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1185 MHzno data
Number of transistors10,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data
Texture fill rate142.2no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q and Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 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 typeGDDR6DDR4
Maximum RAM amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed11000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth264.0 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
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

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

VR Ready+no data
Quick Syncno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)DirectX 12_1
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data
CUDA7.5no 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.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 25.28
+154%
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 9.96

GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 by 154% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

RTX 2060 Max-Q 14910
+198%
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000

GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q outperforms Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 by 198% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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 HD92
+163%
35−40
−163%
1440p44
+175%
16−18
−175%
4K42
+163%
16−18
−163%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 79
+276%
21−24
−276%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+141%
30−35
−141%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+148%
27−30
−148%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+164%
24−27
−164%
Far Cry New Dawn 75
+178%
27−30
−178%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+140%
35−40
−140%
Hitman 3 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+170%
20−22
−170%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+141%
16−18
−141%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 87
+314%
21−24
−314%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65
+210%
21−24
−210%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+141%
30−35
−141%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+148%
27−30
−148%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+164%
24−27
−164%
Far Cry New Dawn 70
+159%
27−30
−159%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+140%
35−40
−140%
Hitman 3 75−80
+181%
27−30
−181%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+170%
20−22
−170%
Metro Exodus 57
+280%
14−16
−280%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+141%
16−18
−141%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75
+257%
21−24
−257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 105
+425%
20−22
−425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45
+114%
21−24
−114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+141%
30−35
−141%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+156%
16−18
−156%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+164%
24−27
−164%
Far Cry New Dawn 63
+133%
27−30
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+140%
35−40
−140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 57
+185%
20−22
−185%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+172%
18−20
−172%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+160%
14−16
−160%
Hitman 3 40−45
+163%
16−18
−163%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+162%
12−14
−162%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+178%
9−10
−178%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+229%
16−18
−229%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+175%
16−18
−175%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+206%
16−18
−206%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+189%
18−20
−189%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+158%
12−14
−158%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+186%
7−8
−186%
Hitman 3 24−27
+167%
9−10
−167%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+433%
3−4
−433%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
+300%
5−6
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35
+338%
8−9
−338%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Battlefield 5 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+163%
8−9
−163%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+127%
10−12
−127%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+192%
12−14
−192%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%

This is how RTX 2060 Max-Q and Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 163% faster than Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 175% faster than Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

4K resolution:

  • RTX 2060 Max-Q is 163% faster than Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2060 Max-Q is 433% faster than the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2060 Max-Q surpassed Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 in all 47 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 25.28 9.96
Recency 6 January 2019 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm

The GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 in performance tests.


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