NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M vs Intel Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

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Combined performance score

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
9.96
+27.4%

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 27% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking414483
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data1.02
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeN15P-GX
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (3 years old)12 March 2014 (10 years old)
Current priceno data$875
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores96640
CUDA coresno data1152 or 640
Core clock speedno data797 MHz
Boost clock speedno data915 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data43.40
Floating-point performanceno data1,389 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and GeForce GTX 860M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI optionsno data+

Memory

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 typeDDR4GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataGDDR5
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno dataUp to 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data80.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Video outputs and ports

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 dataNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 3840x2160
HDMIno data+
HDCP content protectionno data+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMIno data+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreamingno data+

Technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoderno data+
Optimusno data+
Quick Sync+no data
Anselno data+

API support

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

DirectXDirectX 12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno data1.1.126
CUDAno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 9.96
+27.4%
GTX 860M 7.82

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 27% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000
+28.1%
GTX 860M 3904

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 outperforms GeForce GTX 860M by 28% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

900p110−120
+20.9%
91
−20.9%
Full HD45−50
+21.6%
37
−21.6%
4K16−18
+23.1%
13
−23.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+30.8%
24−27
−30.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+22.7%
21−24
−22.7%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+31.6%
18−20
−31.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+35%
20−22
−35%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+30.8%
24−27
−30.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+22.7%
21−24
−22.7%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+31.6%
18−20
−31.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+35%
20−22
−35%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+23.5%
16−18
−23.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+30.8%
24−27
−30.8%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+31.6%
18−20
−31.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+35%
20−22
−35%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+66.7%
12
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+38.5%
12−14
−38.5%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%

This is how Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and GTX 860M compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 20.9% faster than GTX 860M

1080p resolution:

  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 21.6% faster than GTX 860M

4K resolution:

  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 23.1% faster than GTX 860M

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 70% faster than the GTX 860M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 46 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.96 7.82
Recency 15 August 2020 12 March 2014
Chip lithography 10 nm 28 nm

The Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 860M in performance tests.


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

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