GeForce 7900 GT vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 with GeForce 7900 GT, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.71
+1499%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms 7900 GT by a whopping 1499% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking3971144
Place by popularity16not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeG71
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2020 (3 years ago)9 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Current priceno data$241

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores96no data
Core clock speedno data450 MHz
Number of transistorsno data278 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data48 Watt
Texture fill rateno data10.80

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Iris Xe Graphics G7 and GeForce 7900 GT compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Interfaceno dataPCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 typeDDR4GDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data256 MB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1320 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data42.24 GB/s
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 data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX 12_19.0c (9_3)
Shader Modelno data3.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkanno dataN/A

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 350−400
+1491%
21−24
−1491%
Battlefield 5 500−550
+1371%
30−35
−1371%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 350−400
+1491%
21−24
−1491%
Far Cry 5 350−400
+1300%
24−27
−1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 450−500
+1400%
30−33
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 800−850
+1438%
50−55
−1438%
Horizon Zero Dawn 700−750
+1456%
45−50
−1456%
Red Dead Redemption 2 450−500
+1400%
30−33
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 500−550
+1415%
30−35
−1415%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 350−400
+1491%
21−24
−1491%
Battlefield 5 500−550
+1371%
30−35
−1371%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 350−400
+1491%
21−24
−1491%
Far Cry 5 350−400
+1300%
24−27
−1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 450−500
+1400%
30−33
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 800−850
+1438%
50−55
−1438%
Horizon Zero Dawn 700−750
+1456%
45−50
−1456%
Metro Exodus 500−550
+1371%
30−35
−1371%
Red Dead Redemption 2 450−500
+1400%
30−33
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 500−550
+1415%
30−35
−1415%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 350−400
+1491%
21−24
−1491%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 350−400
+1491%
21−24
−1491%
Battlefield 5 500−550
+1371%
30−35
−1371%
Far Cry 5 350−400
+1300%
24−27
−1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 450−500
+1400%
30−33
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 800−850
+1438%
50−55
−1438%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 350−400
+1491%
21−24
−1491%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 200−210
+1438%
12−14
−1438%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+1491%
21−24
−1491%
Metro Exodus 250−260
+1463%
16−18
−1463%
Red Dead Redemption 2 280−290
+1456%
18−20
−1456%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230−240
+1433%
14−16
−1433%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+1400%
10−11
−1400%
Battlefield 5 300−310
+1329%
21−24
−1329%
Far Cry 5 270−280
+1488%
16−18
−1488%
Far Cry New Dawn 280−290
+1456%
18−20
−1456%
Forza Horizon 4 300−310
+1400%
20−22
−1400%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+1400%
5−6
−1400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+1445%
10−12
−1445%
Metro Exodus 170−180
+1445%
10−12
−1445%
Red Dead Redemption 2 150−160
+1400%
10−11
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
+1483%
6−7
−1483%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+1400%
8−9
−1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+1483%
6−7
−1483%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+1400%
10−11
−1400%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+1483%
6−7
−1483%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+1400%
8−9
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+1471%
14−16
−1471%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.71 0.67
Recency 15 August 2020 9 March 2006
Chip lithography 10 nm 90 nm

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7900 GT in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook card while GeForce 7900 GT is a desktop one.


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