Iris Plus Graphics vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

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Aggregate performance score

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

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
2020
28 Watt
9.24
+95.8%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs outperforms Iris Plus Graphics by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking478650
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency22.7721.71
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeIce Lake GT2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)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 cores96512
Core clock speed400 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1350 MHz1000 MHz
Manufacturing process technology10 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data32.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.024 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data32

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 3.0 x1
Widthno dataIGP

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 dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 dataNo 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 compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
OpenGLno data4.6

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 HD27
+125%
12−14
−125%
1440p16
+100%
8−9
−100%
4K11
+120%
5−6
−120%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 15
+114%
7−8
−114%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+100%
10−11
−100%
Elden Ring 21
+110%
10−11
−110%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+114%
14−16
−114%
Counter-Strike 2 13
+117%
6−7
−117%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+100%
7−8
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 38
+111%
18−20
−111%
Metro Exodus 29
+107%
14−16
−107%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+113%
8−9
−113%
Valorant 26
+117%
12−14
−117%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+114%
14−16
−114%
Counter-Strike 2 12
+100%
6−7
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+120%
5−6
−120%
Dota 2 28
+100%
14−16
−100%
Elden Ring 22
+120%
10−11
−120%
Far Cry 5 31
+121%
14−16
−121%
Fortnite 50−55
+100%
27−30
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 30
+114%
14−16
−114%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+113%
8−9
−113%
Metro Exodus 19
+111%
9−10
−111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+106%
35−40
−106%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Valorant 30−35
+113%
16−18
−113%
World of Tanks 96
+113%
45−50
−113%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+114%
14−16
−114%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+100%
5−6
−100%
Dota 2 47
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%
Far Cry 5 34
+113%
16−18
−113%
Forza Horizon 4 24
+100%
12−14
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 70−75
+106%
35−40
−106%
Valorant 23
+130%
10−11
−130%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 7
+133%
3−4
−133%
Elden Ring 15
+114%
7−8
−114%
Grand Theft Auto V 7
+133%
3−4
−133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+114%
21−24
−114%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
World of Tanks 65−70
+123%
30−33
−123%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 19
+111%
9−10
−111%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Valorant 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
Elden Ring 7
+133%
3−4
−133%
Grand Theft Auto V 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+100%
4−5
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 20
+100%
10−11
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Fortnite 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 11
+120%
5−6
−120%
Valorant 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

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

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 125% faster in 1080p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 100% faster in 1440p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 120% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.24 4.72
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs has a 95.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Plus Graphics, on the other hand, has 86.7% lower power consumption.

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

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


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