GeForce GT 720 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

Place in performance ranking	437	921
Place by popularity	81	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.02
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	GK208B
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2020 (3 years ago)	29 September 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$49
Current price	no data	$394 (8x 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 cores	96	192
CUDA cores	no data	192
Core clock speed	400 MHz	797 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	915 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	19 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	98 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	12.75
Floating-point performance	no data	306.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and GeForce GT 720 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.

Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x8
Length	no data	5.7" (14.5 cm)
Height	no data	2.713" (6.9 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
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	DDR3 / GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB or 1 GB
Memory bus width	no data	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1.8 GBps or 5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	no data	14.4 (DDR3) or 40 (GDDR5)
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	no data	Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA
Multi monitor support	no data	3 displays
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	no data	+
3D Gaming	no data	+
3D Vision	no data	+
Quick Sync	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.4
OpenCL	no data	1.2
Vulkan	no data	1.1.126
CUDA	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 9.40
+495%

GT 720 1.58

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs outperforms GeForce GT 720 by 495% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 5139
+604%

GT 720 730

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs outperforms GeForce GT 720 by 604% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	26 +550%	4−5 −550%
1440p	16 +700%	2−3 −700%
4K	13 +550%	2−3 −550%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

+567%

3−4
−567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	22 +633%	3−4 −633%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21 +600%	3−4 −600%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	36 +500%	6−7 −500%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 +700%	2−3 −700%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +600%	4−5 −600%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +550%	4−5 −550%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +560%	5−6 −560%
Hitman 3	39 +550%	6−7 −550%
Horizon Zero Dawn	46 +557%	7−8 −557%
Metro Exodus	35 +600%	5−6 −600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +750%	2−3 −750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	38 +533%	6−7 −533%
Watch Dogs: Legion	22 +633%	3−4 −633%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	19 +533%	3−4 −533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18 +500%	3−4 −500%
Battlefield 5	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 +550%	2−3 −550%
Far Cry 5	31 +520%	5−6 −520%
Far Cry New Dawn	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +560%	5−6 −560%
Hitman 3	22 +633%	3−4 −633%
Horizon Zero Dawn	34 +580%	5−6 −580%
Metro Exodus	27 +575%	4−5 −575%
Red Dead Redemption 2	15 +650%	2−3 −650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	25 +525%	4−5 −525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +500%	5−6 −500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14 +600%	2−3 −600%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	23 +667%	3−4 −667%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +600%	4−5 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +560%	5−6 −560%
Horizon Zero Dawn	22 +633%	3−4 −633%
Metro Exodus	24 +500%	4−5 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +600%	2−3 −600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +700%	2−3 −700%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+600%

2−3
−600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +500%	3−4 −500%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +650%	2−3 −650%
Hitman 3	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%

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	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Cyberpunk 2077	7 +600%	1−2 −600%
Far Cry 5	16 +700%	2−3 −700%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +750%	2−3 −750%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +567%	3−4 −567%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +533%	3−4 −533%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6	0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	19 +533%	3−4 −533%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Hitman 3	5−6	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 +500%	2−3 −500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5	0−1
Battlefield 5	7−8 +600%	1−2 −600%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4	0−1