HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

Place in the ranking	479	1200
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	22.78	no data
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Gen. 7 Ivy Bridge (2012)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	Ivy Bridge GT1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)	1 October 2012 (12 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	6
Core clock speed	400 MHz	350 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	1100 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	no 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 bus width	no data	64/128 Bit
Shared memory	+	+

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.

DirectX

12_1

11.0

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 9.25
+1368%

HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 0.63

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 6504
+1965%

HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 315

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3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution.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
+1642%

HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 1491

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.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 5139
+1700%

HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 286

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 26982
+1080%

HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) 2286

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 +238%	8 −238%
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 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
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 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
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 +773%	11 −773%

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	45−50 +1400%	3−4 −1400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9	0−1
World of Tanks	65−70 +3250%	2−3 −3250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +1600%	1−2 −1600%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
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	0−1
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	3−4	0−1
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	3−4	0−1
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 HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) compete in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 238% 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 HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) is 88% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is ahead in 29 tests (85%)
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) is ahead in 3 tests (9%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.25	0.63
Recency	15 August 2020	1 October 2012
Chip lithography	10 nm	22 nm

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs has a 1368.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) in performance tests.

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