Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs vs Radeon R5 230
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R5 230 with Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, including specs and performance data.
Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs outperforms R5 230 by a whopping 1228% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1203 | 522 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 54 |
| Power efficiency | 2.14 | 19.31 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
| GPU code name | Caicos | Tiger Lake Xe |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 3 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 15 August 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 | 160 | 80 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 370 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 28 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 5.000 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.2 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 4 | no data |
| TMUs | 8 | 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 1.0 x4 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | N/A | 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 | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 10.67 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA | no data |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | + | - |
| PowerPlay | + | no data |
| DDMA audio | - | no data |
| 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 |
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 | 1−2
−1700%
| 18
+1700%
|
| 1440p | 0−1 | 10 |
| 4K | 1−2
−1300%
| 14
+1300%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 19
+0%
|
19
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 13
+0%
|
13
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 38
+0%
|
38
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27
+0%
|
27
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 49
+0%
|
49
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8
+0%
|
8
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 20
+0%
|
20
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 11
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 20−22
+0%
|
20−22
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
This is how R5 230 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs compete in popular games:
- Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 1700% faster in 1080p
- Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 1300% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.57 | 7.57 |
| Recency | 3 April 2014 | 15 August 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 28 Watt |
R5 230 has 47.4% lower power consumption.
Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, on the other hand, has a 1228.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R5 230 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.
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