Radeon R7 265 vs Iris Plus Graphics G7
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 489 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.70 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 4.95 |
| Architecture | Generation 11.0 (2019−2021) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | Ice Lake GT2 | Pitcairn |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 4 May 2020 (5 years ago) | 13 February 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $149 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 512 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1050 MHz | 925 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 2,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 33.60 | 59.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.075 TFLOPS | 1.894 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 64 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 210 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1 x 6-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 type | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 179.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| Eyefinity | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
| DDMA audio | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | DirectX® 12 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.97 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 May 2020 | 13 February 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 150 Watt |
Iris Plus Graphics G7 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Iris Plus Graphics G7 and Radeon R7 265. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Iris Plus Graphics G7 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R7 265 is a desktop one.
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