GeForce 8800 GTS 512 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 with GeForce 8800 GTS 512, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.71
+629%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms 8800 GTS 512 by a whopping 629% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking397942
Place by popularity16not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.04
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeG92
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2020 (3 years ago)11 December 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349
Current priceno data$146 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores96128
Core clock speedno data650 MHz
Number of transistorsno data754 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data135 Watt
Texture fill rateno data41.60
Floating-point performanceno data416.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Iris Xe Graphics G7 and GeForce 8800 GTS 512 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 2.0 x16
Lengthno data254 mm
Widthno data2-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 data512 MB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1640 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data52.48 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_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
CUDAno data1.1

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 160−170
+627%
21−24
−627%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+606%
30−35
−606%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 160−170
+627%
21−24
−627%
Far Cry 5 180−190
+620%
24−27
−620%
Far Cry New Dawn 210−220
+600%
30−33
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 350−400
+573%
50−55
−573%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−310
+567%
45−50
−567%
Red Dead Redemption 2 210−220
+600%
30−33
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 240−250
+627%
30−35
−627%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 160−170
+627%
21−24
−627%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+606%
30−35
−606%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 160−170
+627%
21−24
−627%
Far Cry 5 180−190
+620%
24−27
−620%
Far Cry New Dawn 210−220
+600%
30−33
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 350−400
+573%
50−55
−573%
Horizon Zero Dawn 300−310
+567%
45−50
−567%
Metro Exodus 240−250
+606%
30−35
−606%
Red Dead Redemption 2 210−220
+600%
30−33
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 240−250
+627%
30−35
−627%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+627%
21−24
−627%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 160−170
+627%
21−24
−627%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+606%
30−35
−606%
Far Cry 5 180−190
+620%
24−27
−620%
Far Cry New Dawn 210−220
+600%
30−33
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 350−400
+573%
50−55
−573%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+627%
21−24
−627%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+592%
12−14
−592%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+627%
21−24
−627%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+588%
16−18
−588%
Red Dead Redemption 2 130−140
+622%
18−20
−622%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−105
+567%
14−16
−567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 70−75
+600%
10−11
−600%
Battlefield 5 150−160
+614%
21−24
−614%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+606%
16−18
−606%
Far Cry New Dawn 130−140
+622%
18−20
−622%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+600%
20−22
−600%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+600%
5−6
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+627%
10−12
−627%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+627%
10−12
−627%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+600%
10−11
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40−45
+567%
6−7
−567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+588%
8−9
−588%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+567%
6−7
−567%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+600%
10−11
−600%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+567%
6−7
−567%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+588%
8−9
−588%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+614%
14−16
−614%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.71 1.47
Recency 15 August 2020 11 December 2007
Chip lithography 10 nm 65 nm

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTS 512 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook card while GeForce 8800 GTS 512 is a desktop one.


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