GF106 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 422 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 21 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Tiger Lake Xe | GF106 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 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 cores | 96 | 192 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,170 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 40 nm |
| ROPs | no data | 24 |
| TMUs | no data | 32 |
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 | DDR4 | no data |
| Shared memory | + | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
| PureVideo HD | no data | VP4 |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX 12_1 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 40 nm |
Iris Xe Graphics G7 has a 300% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Iris Xe Graphics G7 and GF106. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook card while GF106 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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