GeForce GTX 295 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 with GeForce GTX 295, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.94
+250%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms GTX 295 by a whopping 250% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking425753
Place by popularity35not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.14
Power efficiencyno data0.75
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeGT200B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)8 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$500

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores96480
CUDA cores per GPUno data240
Core clock speedno data576 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data289 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rateno data46.08
Floating-point processing powerno data0.5962 TFLOPS
ROPsno data28
TMUsno data80

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 dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options-+

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 data1792 MB
Standard memory config per GPUno data896 MB
Memory bus widthno data896 Bit
Memory clock speedno data999 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data223.8 GB/s
Memory interface width per GPUno data448 Bit
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 dataTwo Dual Link DVIHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)no data128bit
Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX 12_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data2.1
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-+

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 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+294%
18−20
−294%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+263%
16−18
−263%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+294%
18−20
−294%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+263%
16−18
−263%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+250%
8−9
−250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+278%
9−10
−278%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+257%
7−8
−257%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+294%
18−20
−294%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+250%
8−9
−250%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+267%
6−7
−267%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+300%
4−5
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+250%
14−16
−250%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+300%
12−14
−300%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+250%
4−5
−250%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.94 3.13
Recency 15 August 2020 8 January 2009
Chip lithography 10 nm 55 nm

Iris Xe Graphics G7 has a 249.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 295 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 295 is a desktop one.


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