Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.93
+3.1%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking425435
Place by popularity27not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Xe LPG (2023)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeMeteor Lake iGPU
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (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 cores964
Boost clock speedno data1950 MHz
Manufacturing process technology10 nm5 nm

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 typeDDR4no data
Shared memory++

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_2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 10.93
+3.1%
Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 10.60

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 6710
Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 6776
+1%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 4820
Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 5295
+9.9%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 38040
+27.8%
Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) 29765

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD24−27
−8.3%
26
+8.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+13.6%
21−24
−13.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+9.2%
65−70
−9.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+7.4%
50−55
−7.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+9.4%
30−35
−9.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+13.6%
21−24
−13.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+9.2%
65−70
−9.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+7.4%
50−55
−7.4%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−11.4%
39
+11.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+7.7%
24−27
−7.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+8.7%
21−24
−8.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+13.6%
21−24
−13.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+9.2%
65−70
−9.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+75%
16
−75%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+14%
40−45
−14%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+17.1%
40−45
−17.1%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Hitman 3 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30
+0%
30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) compete in popular games:

  • Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 8% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 75% faster.
  • in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is 11% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 31 test (47%)
  • Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc) is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 34 tests (52%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.93 10.60
Recency 15 August 2020 14 December 2023
Chip lithography 10 nm 5 nm

Iris Xe Graphics G7 has a 3.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Iris Xe Graphics G7 and Graphics 4-Cores iGPU (Arc).


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