GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 and GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.60

RTX 3050 A Mobile outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by a whopping 175% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking435195
Place by popularity18not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data44.69
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeGA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)2024 (1 year 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 cores961792
Core clock speedno data1065 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1343 MHz
Number of transistorsno data12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt
Texture fill rateno data75.21
Floating-point processing powerno data4.813 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data56
Tensor Coresno data56
Ray Tracing Coresno data14

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8

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 typeDDR4GDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.0 GB/s
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 dataPortable Device Dependent

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

DirectXDirectX 12_112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.6

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

Battlefield 5 35−40
−171%
95−100
+171%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−156%
110−120
+156%
Fortnite 60−65
−174%
170−180
+174%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−162%
110−120
+162%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
−172%
220−230
+172%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−168%
75−80
+168%
Valorant 40−45
−175%
110−120
+175%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−171%
95−100
+171%
Dota 2 35−40
−163%
100−105
+163%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−156%
110−120
+156%
Fortnite 60−65
−174%
170−180
+174%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−162%
110−120
+162%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−163%
100−105
+163%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−159%
75−80
+159%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
−172%
220−230
+172%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−168%
75−80
+168%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−166%
85−90
+166%
Valorant 40−45
−175%
110−120
+175%
World of Tanks 150−160
−165%
400−450
+165%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−171%
95−100
+171%
Dota 2 35−40
−163%
100−105
+163%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−156%
110−120
+156%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−162%
110−120
+162%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
−172%
220−230
+172%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−166%
85−90
+166%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60−65
−174%
170−180
+174%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Valorant 24−27
−169%
70−75
+169%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−161%
60−65
+161%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−171%
65−70
+171%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
−159%
70−75
+159%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−157%
18−20
+157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%
Valorant 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Dota 2 21−24
−162%
55−60
+162%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−169%
35−40
+169%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−174%
85−90
+174%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.60 29.15
Chip lithography 10 nm 8 nm

RTX 3050 A Mobile has a 175% higher aggregate performance score, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 in performance tests.


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