UHD Graphics vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and UHD Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
2020
28 Watt
9.21
+64.5%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs outperforms UHD Graphics by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking486616
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Power efficiency22.5338.39
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeJasper Lake GT1
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)11 January 2021 (4 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 cores96256
Core clock speed400 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1350 MHz750 MHz
Manufacturing process technology10 nm10 nm+
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rateno data12.00
Floating-point processing powerno data0.384 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data16

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 dataRing Bus

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++

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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-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 HD27
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
1440p16
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
4K12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 26
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Counter-Strike 2 15
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+90%
10−11
−90%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 18
+80%
10−11
−80%
Battlefield 5 41
+70.8%
24−27
−70.8%
Counter-Strike 2 13
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Far Cry 5 26
+85.7%
14−16
−85.7%
Fortnite 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+81%
21−24
−81%
Forza Horizon 5 22
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
Valorant 124
+65.3%
75−80
−65.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Battlefield 5 35
+66.7%
21−24
−66.7%
Counter-Strike 2 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 96
+74.5%
55−60
−74.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Dota 2 51
+70%
30−33
−70%
Far Cry 5 25
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Fortnite 21
+75%
12−14
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+81%
21−24
−81%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 17
+70%
10−11
−70%
Metro Exodus 15
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Valorant 112
+72.3%
65−70
−72.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+66.7%
18−20
−66.7%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Dota 2 47
+74.1%
27−30
−74.1%
Far Cry 5 23
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+81%
21−24
−81%
Forza Horizon 5 22
+83.3%
12−14
−83.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+75%
8−9
−75%
Valorant 23
+91.7%
12−14
−91.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 15
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+65%
40−45
−65%
Grand Theft Auto V 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+83.3%
24−27
−83.3%
Valorant 95−100
+76.4%
55−60
−76.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 16
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Grand Theft Auto V 8
+100%
4−5
−100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Valorant 45−50
+66.7%
27−30
−66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Dota 2 20
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

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

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 69% faster in 1080p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 78% faster in 1440p
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 71% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.21 5.60
Recency 15 August 2020 11 January 2021
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 10 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs has a 64.5% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 180% lower power consumption.

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

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