Radeon R5 230 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs with Radeon R5 230, including specs and performance data.
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs outperforms R5 230 by a whopping 1506% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 518 | 1259 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 23.12 | 2.12 |
| Architecture | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) |
| GPU code name | Tiger Lake Xe | Caicos |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Design | no data | reference |
| Release date | 15 August 2020 (4 years ago) | 3 April 2014 (11 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 | 160 |
| Core clock speed | 400 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1350 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 370 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 19 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 5.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.2 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 4 |
| TMUs | no data | 8 |
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).
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 1.0 x4 |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 168 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | N/A |
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 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 10.67 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| Eyefinity | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | - | + |
| PowerPlay | no data | + |
| DDMA audio | no data | - |
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12_1 | DirectX® 11 |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
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
+2600%
| 1−2
−2600%
|
| 1440p | 15 | 0−1 |
| 4K | 12 | 0−1 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+2200%
|
2−3
−2200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 19
+1800%
|
1−2
−1800%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 10 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 41
+1950%
|
2−3
−1950%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+2200%
|
2−3
−2200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 26
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
| Fortnite | 30
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+1800%
|
2−3
−1800%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 35
+1650%
|
2−3
−1650%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 8 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 124
+1671%
|
7−8
−1671%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35
+1650%
|
2−3
−1650%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+2200%
|
2−3
−2200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 96
+1820%
|
5−6
−1820%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 13 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 51
+1600%
|
3−4
−1600%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 25
+2400%
|
1−2
−2400%
|
| Fortnite | 21
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+1800%
|
2−3
−1800%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 31
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 17
+1600%
|
1−2
−1600%
|
| Metro Exodus | 15 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 8 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Valorant | 112
+1767%
|
6−7
−1767%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 30
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 11 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 47
+2250%
|
2−3
−2250%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 23
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+1800%
|
2−3
−1800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+3000%
|
1−2
−3000%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 8 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 23
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 15 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 65−70
+1550%
|
4−5
−1550%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 9−10 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+2200%
|
2−3
−2200%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
+1517%
|
6−7
−1517%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 16 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
+2000%
|
1−2
−2000%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 8 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 45−50
+2150%
|
2−3
−2150%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 20
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Sons of the Forest | 5−6 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 8−9 | 0−1 |
This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and R5 230 compete in popular games:
- Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 2600% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.51 | 0.53 |
| Recency | 15 August 2020 | 3 April 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 19 Watt |
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs has a 1505.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
R5 230, on the other hand, has 47.4% lower power consumption.
The Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.
Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a notebook graphics card while Radeon R5 230 is a desktop one.
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