NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs Intel Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)

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Combined performance score

Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)
4.01

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 824% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking648119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameIce Lake G4 Gen. 11GN20-E5 GA104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date28 May 2019 (4 years old)4 January 2021 (3 years old)

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 cores485120
Core clock speed300 MHz780 - 1100 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz1290 - 1620 MHz
Number of transistorsno data17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-25 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rateno data287.0

Size and compatibility

Information on Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) and GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 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 sizeno datalarge
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16

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 typeDDR4GDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data14000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data320.0 GB/s
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 data1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

Technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API support

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkanno data1.2
CUDAno data8.5

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.

Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 4.01
RTX 3070 Mobile 37.07
+824%

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 824% 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%

Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 8812
RTX 3070 Mobile 77148
+775%

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 775% 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%

Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 3225
RTX 3070 Mobile 33996
+954%

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 954% 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%

Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 2124
RTX 3070 Mobile 25478
+1100%

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 1100% 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%

Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 14910
RTX 3070 Mobile 136558
+816%

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 816% 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%

Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) 82914
RTX 3070 Mobile 510435
+516%

GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by 516% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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 HD17
−588%
117
+588%
1440p8−9
−863%
77
+863%
4K5−6
−880%
49
+880%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1600%
119
+1600%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
−509%
65−70
+509%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−4450%
91
+4450%
Battlefield 5 14
−679%
100−110
+679%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−621%
100−110
+621%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1429%
107
+1429%
Far Cry 5 11
−982%
119
+982%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−1300%
112
+1300%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1475%
189
+1475%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1750%
148
+1750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−1229%
93
+1229%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1250%
108
+1250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
−1300%
140
+1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−2125%
89
+2125%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−857%
65−70
+857%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−3700%
76
+3700%
Battlefield 5 13
−931%
134
+931%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−621%
100−110
+621%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1157%
88
+1157%
Far Cry 5 10
−1040%
114
+1040%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−1250%
108
+1250%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1467%
188
+1467%
Hitman 3 8−9
−1625%
138
+1625%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−1100%
84
+1100%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1517%
97
+1517%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−725%
66
+725%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−1000%
121
+1000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−1208%
170
+1208%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−1775%
75
+1775%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−857%
65−70
+857%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−3300%
68
+3300%
Battlefield 5 12
−950%
126
+950%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−957%
74
+957%
Far Cry 5 9
−1089%
107
+1089%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−1100%
96
+1100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1292%
167
+1292%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7
−1243%
94
+1243%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−1400%
60
+1400%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−771%
60−65
+771%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1300%
98
+1300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−473%
63
+473%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−2850%
59
+2850%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1800%
38
+1800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−1171%
89
+1171%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−2250%
47
+2250%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−1417%
91
+1417%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−4450%
91
+4450%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3400%
140
+3400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1200%
50−55
+1200%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−1000%
30−35
+1000%
Hitman 3 4−5
−825%
35−40
+825%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−113%
17
+113%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−4700%
48
+4700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 64

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1150%
24−27
+1150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−3200%
33
+3200%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 22
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1175%
51
+1175%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−729%
58
+729%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−9200%
93
+9200%

This is how Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) and RTX 3070 Mobile compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 588% faster than Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 863% faster than Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)

4K resolution:

  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 880% 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 RTX 3070 Mobile is 9200% faster than the Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU).

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 3070 Mobile surpassed Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) in all 60 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.01 37.07
Recency 28 May 2019 4 January 2021
Chip lithography 10 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 125 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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