GeForce 8800 GTX vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs with GeForce 8800 GTX, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
2020
28 Watt
9.43
+516%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs outperforms 8800 GTX by a whopping 516% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking437931
Place by popularity81not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.02
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeG80
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2020 (3 years ago)8 November 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599
Current priceno data$357 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores96128
CUDA coresno data575
Core clock speed400 MHz576 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data681 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt155 Watt
Texture fill rateno data36.8 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data345.6 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and GeForce 8800 GTX 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.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Lengthno data270 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data2x 6-pin
SLI optionsno data+

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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data768 MB
Memory bus widthno data384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data86.4 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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

DirectX12_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
CUDAno data+

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 HD26
+550%
4−5
−550%
1440p16
+700%
2−3
−700%
4K12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 120−130
+500%
20
−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 130−140
+491%
22
−491%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+471%
21
−471%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+486%
27−30
−486%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 220−230
+511%
36
−511%
Cyberpunk 2077 95−100
+494%
16
−494%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+491%
21−24
−491%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+515%
24−27
−515%
Forza Horizon 4 280−290
+509%
45−50
−509%
Hitman 3 140−150
+483%
24
−483%
Horizon Zero Dawn 280−290
+509%
46
−509%
Metro Exodus 210−220
+500%
35
−500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−105
+488%
17
−488%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230−240
+505%
38
−505%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+491%
22
−491%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+479%
19
−479%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 110−120
+511%
18
−511%
Battlefield 5 170−180
+486%
27−30
−486%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 190−200
+494%
32
−494%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+515%
13
−515%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+491%
21−24
−491%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+515%
24−27
−515%
Forza Horizon 4 280−290
+509%
45−50
−509%
Hitman 3 130−140
+491%
22
−491%
Horizon Zero Dawn 650−700
+480%
112
−480%
Metro Exodus 170−180
+507%
28
−507%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+500%
15
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
+500%
30
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 180−190
+500%
30
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 500−550
+495%
84
−495%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+507%
14
−507%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+507%
14−16
−507%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 140−150
+509%
23
−509%
Cyberpunk 2077 65−70
+491%
11
−491%
Far Cry 5 130−140
+491%
21−24
−491%
Forza Horizon 4 280−290
+509%
45−50
−509%
Horizon Zero Dawn 140−150
+509%
23
−509%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+483%
24
−483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+507%
14
−507%
Watch Dogs: Legion 200−210
+488%
30−35
−488%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+507%
14
−507%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+511%
18−20
−511%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+500%
14−16
−500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+511%
9−10
−511%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+491%
10−12
−491%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+471%
7
−471%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+494%
16
−494%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+488%
16−18
−488%
Hitman 3 80−85
+515%
12−14
−515%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+500%
20−22
−500%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+515%
12−14
−515%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110−120
+479%
19
−479%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+511%
9−10
−511%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+494%
16−18
−494%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+511%
9−10
−511%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+471%
7−8
−471%
Hitman 3 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+500%
10−11
−500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+483%
12
−483%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+500%
4−5
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 30−33
+500%
5−6
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+483%
12−14
−483%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
+500%
10−11
−500%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+500%
10−11
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+500%
3−4
−500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+511%
9−10
−511%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and 8800 GTX compete in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 550% faster in 1080p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 700% faster in 1440p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 1100% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.43 1.53
Recency 15 August 2020 8 November 2006
Chip lithography 10 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 155 Watt

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTX in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a notebook card while GeForce 8800 GTX is a desktop one.


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