GeForce 9800 GT vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs with GeForce 9800 GT, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
2020
28 Watt
9.46
+663%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs outperforms 9800 GT by a whopping 663% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4661039
Place by popularity75not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.07
Power efficiency23.550.69
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeG92
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)21 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$160

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores96112
Core clock speed400 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data754 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt105 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rateno data33.60
Floating-point processing powerno data0.336 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data56

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Heightno data1-slot
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin
SLI options-+

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 data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data900 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data57.6 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 Connectorsno dataHDTVDual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

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.

DirectX12_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-+

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
+767%
3−4
−767%
1440p15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
4K11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data53.33
1440pno data160.00
4Kno data160.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 20
+900%
2−3
−900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 22
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
+950%
2−3
−950%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
+800%
4−5
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+700%
2−3
−700%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+688%
8−9
−688%
Hitman 3 24
+700%
3−4
−700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 124
+675%
16−18
−675%
Metro Exodus 35
+775%
4−5
−775%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+750%
2−3
−750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+675%
4−5
−675%
Watch Dogs: Legion 90
+800%
10−11
−800%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18
+800%
2−3
−800%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+867%
3−4
−867%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 32
+700%
4−5
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+688%
8−9
−688%
Hitman 3 23
+667%
3−4
−667%
Horizon Zero Dawn 112
+700%
14−16
−700%
Metro Exodus 28
+833%
3−4
−833%
Red Dead Redemption 2 26
+767%
3−4
−767%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
+900%
3−4
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+767%
3−4
−767%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
+740%
10−11
−740%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 23
+667%
3−4
−667%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+688%
8−9
−688%
Hitman 3 20
+900%
2−3
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 23
+667%
3−4
−667%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24
+700%
3−4
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+771%
7−8
−771%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Cyberpunk 2077 7 0−1
Far Cry 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+720%
5−6
−720%
Hitman 3 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+850%
2−3
−850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+757%
7−8
−757%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+680%
5−6
−680%
Metro Exodus 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and 9800 GT compete in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 767% faster in 1080p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 1400% faster in 1440p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 1000% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.46 1.24
Recency 15 August 2020 21 July 2008
Chip lithography 10 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 105 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs has a 662.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a notebook card while GeForce 9800 GT is a desktop one.


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