GeForce 9650M GS vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

Place in the ranking	481	1176
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	22.74	1.67
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	G84
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)	13 March 2008 (16 years ago)

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	96	32
Core clock speed	400 MHz	625 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	289 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	29 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	10.00
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.08 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	8
TMUs	no data	16

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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
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	no data	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	no data	512 MB
Memory bus width	no data	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 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

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	no data	4.0
OpenGL	no data	3.3
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/A
CUDA	-	1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 8.83
+1218%

9650M GS 0.67

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 25978
+1355%

9650M GS 1786

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	27 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
1440p	16 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
4K	11	0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	15 +150%	6−7 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	20 +567%	3−4 −567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Counter-Strike 2	15 +150%	6−7 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 +367%	3−4 −367%
Forza Horizon 4	38 +443%	7−8 −443%
Forza Horizon 5	22 +2100%	1−2 −2100%
Metro Exodus	29 +1350%	2−3 −1350%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +240%	5−6 −240%
Valorant	26 +2500%	1−2 −2500%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Counter-Strike 2	12 +100%	6−7 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +267%	3−4 −267%
Dota 2	28 +1300%	2−3 −1300%
Far Cry 5	31 +288%	8−9 −288%
Fortnite	50−55 +5300%	1−2 −5300%
Forza Horizon 4	30 +329%	7−8 −329%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Grand Theft Auto V	17 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Metro Exodus	19 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +700%	9−10 −700%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +460%	5−6 −460%
Valorant	35−40 +1650%	2−3 −1650%
World of Tanks	96 +405%	18−20 −405%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +1400%	2−3 −1400%
Counter-Strike 2	11 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Dota 2	47 +1467%	3−4 −1467%
Far Cry 5	34 +325%	8−9 −325%
Forza Horizon 4	24 +243%	7−8 −243%
Forza Horizon 5	22 +2100%	1−2 −2100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +700%	9−10 −700%
Valorant	23 +2200%	1−2 −2200%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	7	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	7	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +1225%	4−5 −1225%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9	0−1
World of Tanks	65−70 +3200%	2−3 −3200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	19 +1800%	1−2 −1800%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Valorant	21−24 +360%	5−6 −360%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	8 −87.5%	14−16 +87.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	8 −87.5%	14−16 +87.5%
Metro Exodus	5−6	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 −87.5%	14−16 +87.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	20 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−12	0−1
Fortnite	10−11	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	11	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	6−7	0−1
Valorant	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and 9650M GS compete in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 1250% faster in 1080p
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 1500% faster in 1440p

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

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 5300% faster.
in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the 9650M GS is 88% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is ahead in 29 tests (83%)
9650M GS is ahead in 3 tests (9%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (9%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.83	0.67
Recency	15 August 2020	13 March 2008
Chip lithography	10 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	29 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs has a 1217.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 3.6% lower power consumption.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9650M GS in performance tests.

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