GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs Iris Xe Graphics G4 48EU Mobile
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 8 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 33.09 |
| Architecture | Generation 12.1 (2020−2021) | Ada Lovelace |
| GPU code name | Tiger Lake GT2 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 September 2020 (3 years ago) | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $699 |
| Current price | no data | $719 (1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
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 cores | 384 | 7168 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1980 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 2475 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 26.40 | 584.6 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Iris Xe Graphics G4 48EU Mobile and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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.
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 285 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | System Shared | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 21000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 504.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 | Portable Device Dependent | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | no data | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 September 2020 | 17 January 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 220 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Iris Xe Graphics G4 48EU Mobile and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G4 48EU Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a desktop one.
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