GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)

Place in the ranking	613	204
Place by popularity	not in top-100	21
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	75.15
Power efficiency	14.98	27.30
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	Ice Lake G7 Gen. 11	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	28 May 2019 (5 years ago)	2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179

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 cores	64	2304
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1042 MHz
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1470 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12-25 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	105.8
Floating-point processing power	no data	6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	72
Tensor Cores	no data	72
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

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).

Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	242 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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 type	DDR4	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	no data	6 GB
Memory bus width	no data	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	168.0 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 Connectors	no data	1x 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.

DirectX	12_1	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.7
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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 HD

−400%

90−95
+400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

1.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Elden Ring	14−16 −400%	70−75 +400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	21 −376%	100−105 +376%
Metro Exodus	17 −400%	85−90 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12 −400%	60−65 +400%
Valorant	12 −400%	60−65 +400%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Dota 2	16 −400%	80−85 +400%
Elden Ring	6 −400%	30−33 +400%
Far Cry 5	16 −400%	80−85 +400%
Fortnite	30−35 −400%	160−170 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	17 −400%	85−90 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	9 −400%	45−50 +400%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	48 −400%	240−250 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Valorant	10 −400%	50−55 +400%
World of Tanks	39 −387%	190−200 +387%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Dota 2	28 −400%	140−150 +400%
Far Cry 5	16 −400%	80−85 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	15 −400%	75−80 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 −400%	230−240 +400%
Valorant	14−16 −400%	70−75 +400%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Elden Ring	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −400%	170−180 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
World of Tanks	35−40 −387%	190−200 +387%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Valorant	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Elden Ring	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Dota 2	16−18 −400%	85−90 +400%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Fortnite	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Valorant	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%

This is how Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) and RTX 3050 6 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 6 GB is 400% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.44	27.76
Recency	28 May 2019	2 February 2024
Chip lithography	10 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	70 Watt

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) has 483.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 6 GB, on the other hand, has a 410.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a desktop one.

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