GeForce RTX 5060 vs Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) with GeForce RTX 5060, including specs and performance data.

Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)
2019
12 Watt
4.07

RTX 5060 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by a whopping 419% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking698265
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.218.56
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameIce Lake G4 Gen. 11GB206
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date28 May 2019 (5 years ago)2025 (recently)

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 cores484608
Core clock speed300 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1100 MHz2520 MHz
Manufacturing process technology10 nm0 nm
Power consumption (TDP)12-25 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rateno data362.9
Floating-point processing powerno data23.22 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

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 typeDDR4GDDR7
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data355.0 GB/s
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 data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-10.1

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 HD16
−400%
80−85
+400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−217%
35−40
+217%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−458%
65−70
+458%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−217%
35−40
+217%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−400%
90−95
+400%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−833%
55−60
+833%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−533%
55−60
+533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−380%
45−50
+380%
Valorant 9−10
−844%
85−90
+844%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−458%
65−70
+458%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−217%
35−40
+217%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
Dota 2 12
−517%
70−75
+517%
Far Cry 5 13
−431%
65−70
+431%
Fortnite 21−24
−378%
110−120
+378%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−400%
90−95
+400%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−833%
55−60
+833%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
−400%
45−50
+400%
Metro Exodus 9−10
−533%
55−60
+533%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 28
−400%
140−150
+400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−269%
45−50
+269%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−379%
65−70
+379%
Valorant 9−10
−844%
85−90
+844%
World of Tanks 37
−546%
230−240
+546%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−458%
65−70
+458%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−217%
35−40
+217%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−400%
45−50
+400%
Dota 2 20
−400%
100−105
+400%
Far Cry 5 15
−360%
65−70
+360%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−400%
90−95
+400%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−833%
55−60
+833%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−289%
140−150
+289%
Valorant 9−10
−844%
85−90
+844%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 3−4
−1033%
30−35
+1033%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−400%
140−150
+400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−533%
18−20
+533%
World of Tanks 27−30
−393%
140−150
+393%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−760%
40−45
+760%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−544%
55−60
+544%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
−580%
30−35
+580%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−4700%
45−50
+4700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−400%
35−40
+400%
Valorant 12−14
−358%
55−60
+358%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Dota 2 16−18
−125%
35−40
+125%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−400%
80−85
+400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
−433%
60−65
+433%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−400%
80−85
+400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−600%
21−24
+600%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Dota 2 16−18
−400%
80−85
+400%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Fortnite 3−4
−733%
24−27
+733%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%
Valorant 4−5
−550%
24−27
+550%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

4K
High Preset

Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

This is how Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is 400% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5060 is 4700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5060 is ahead in 43 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.07 21.14
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 170 Watt

Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) has 1316.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 419.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce RTX 5060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5060 is a desktop one.


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