Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs vs Radeon HD 6950

Place in the ranking	565	532
Place by popularity	not in top-100	73
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.11	no data
Power efficiency	2.33	18.65
Architecture	TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	Cayman	Tiger Lake Xe
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	14 December 2010 (14 years ago)	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data

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 cores	1408	80
Core clock speed	no data	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	800 MHz	1350 MHz
Number of transistors	2,640 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	28 Watt
Texture fill rate	70.40	no data
Floating-point processing power	2.253 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	88	no data

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).

Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	no data

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	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	no data
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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	no data
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire	+	-
Quick Sync	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12_1
Shader Model	5.0	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data

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.

HD 6950 6.77

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs 7.57
+11.8%

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.

HD 6950 3230

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs 4010
+24.1%

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	16−18 −18.8%	19 +18.8%
1440p	8−9 −25%	10 +25%
4K	12−14 −25%	15 +25%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	18.69	no data
1440p	37.38	no data
4K	24.92	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	11 +0%	11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 +0%	14 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12 +0%	12 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +0%	12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30 +0%	30 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	14 +0%	14 +0%
Metro Exodus	27 +0%	27 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	18 +0%	18 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +0%	5 +0%
Dota 2	22 +0%	22 +0%
Far Cry 5	26 +0%	26 +0%
Fortnite	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24 +0%	24 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	13 +0%	13 +0%
Metro Exodus	17 +0%	17 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 +0%	6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	14 +0%	14 +0%
World of Tanks	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9 +0%	9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 +0%	4 +0%
Dota 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20 +0%	20 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	9 +0%	9 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6 +0%	6 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6 +0%	6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
World of Tanks	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	6 +0%	6 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +0%	16 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 +0%	10 +0%
Valorant	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16 +0%	16 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Fortnite	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

This is how HD 6950 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs compete in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 19% faster in 1080p
Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 25% faster in 1440p
Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 25% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.77	7.57
Recency	14 December 2010	15 August 2020
Chip lithography	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	500 Watt	28 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs has a 11.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 1685.7% lower power consumption.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6950 is a desktop card while Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is a notebook one.

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