Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs NVS 3100M

Place in the ranking	1224	622
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.64	14.26
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	GT218	DG1
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	31 October 2020 (4 years 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 cores	16	768
Core clock speed	606 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.848	79.20
Floating-point processing power	0.04698 TFLOPS	2.534 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	24
TMUs	8	48

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).

Interface

PCIe 2.0 x16

PCIe 4.0 x4

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 type	GDDR3	LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	790 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth	12.64 GB/s	68.26 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 Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	1.2	-

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.

NVS 3100M 0.53

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 5.11
+864%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

NVS 3100M 204

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 1971
+866%

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 HD	2−3 −1250%	27 +1250%
1440p	1−2 −1600%	17 +1600%
4K	1−2 −1400%	15 +1400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−500%

18−20
+500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −3100%	30−35 +3100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −380%	24 +380%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −510%	60−65 +510%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −517%	35−40 +517%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −127%	65−70 +127%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −3100%	30−35 +3100%
Hitman 3	5−6 −360%	23 +360%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −510%	60−65 +510%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −450%	33 +450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −190%	27−30 +190%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −127%	65−70 +127%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −500%	18−20 +500%
Hitman 3	5−6 −320%	21 +320%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −160%	26 +160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −383%	29 +383%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −80%	18 +80%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −127%	65−70 +127%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−1600%

16−18
+1600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	10−12
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −1200%	12−14 +1200%
Hitman 3	6−7 −133%	14−16 +133%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −667%	21−24 +667%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −7100%	70−75 +7100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−533%

18−20
+533%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	5−6

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−450%

10−12
+450%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	19 +0%	19 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	57 +0%	57 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +0%	33 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6 +0%	6 +0%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	43 +0%	43 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

21−24

+0%

21−24

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20 +0%	20 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	11 +0%	11 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	11 +0%	11 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

This is how NVS 3100M and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 1250% faster in 1080p
Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 1600% faster in 1440p
Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 1400% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 7100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Iris Xe MAX Graphics is ahead in 35 tests (50%)
there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.53	5.11
Recency	7 January 2010	31 October 2020
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	25 Watt

NVS 3100M has 78.6% lower power consumption.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics, on the other hand, has a 864.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Xe MAX Graphics is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 3100M in performance tests.

Be aware that NVS 3100M is a mobile workstation card while Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.