GeForce GTX 950M vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

Tiger Lake-U G7 Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G1 Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G4 Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
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GTX 950A GTX 950M GTX 960A GTX 960M GTX 965M GTX 970M GTX 970M SLI GTX 980 Mobile GTX 980 SLI Mobile GTX 980M GTX 980M SLI GTX 980MX

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and GeForce GTX 950M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.03
+49.7%

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 outperforms GTX 950M by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
GTX 950M GTX 950M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking450560
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data6.23
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeGM107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)13 March 2015 (9 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 cores96640
Core clock speedno data914 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1124 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data44.96
Floating-point processing powerno data1.439 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x8
SLI options-+

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 typeDDR4DDR3 or GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1000 or 2500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data32 or 80 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+
Quick Sync+no data
Ansel-+

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX 12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
CUDA-+

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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 10.03
+49.7%
GTX 950M 6.70

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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000
+56.3%
GTX 950M 3200

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 HD40−45
+42.9%
28
−42.9%
1440p21−24
+31.3%
16
−31.3%
4K21−24
+31.3%
16
−31.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+4.3%
23
−4.3%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+29.2%
24
−29.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−4.3%
24
+4.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+16.7%
24
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+50%
40−45
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−77.8%
48
+77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−34.4%
43
+34.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+41.2%
16−18
−41.2%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+63.2%
18−20
−63.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+15%
20
−15%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+47.4%
19
−47.4%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+50%
40−45
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+63.2%
18−20
−63.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−76.9%
46
+76.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+118%
11
−118%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+72.2%
18−20
−72.2%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+53.3%
15
−53.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+50%
40−45
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+136%
11
−136%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+25.7%
35
−25.7%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+110%
20−22
−110%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 19
+0%
19
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 33
+0%
33
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 13
+0%
13
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+0%
19
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

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

This is how Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and GTX 950M compete in popular games:

  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 43% faster in 1080p
  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 31% faster in 1440p
  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 31% faster in 4K

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 Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 136% faster.
  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 950M is 78% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
  • GTX 950M is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
  • there's a draw in 38 tests (54%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 10.03 6.70
Recency 15 August 2020 13 March 2015
Chip lithography 10 nm 28 nm

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 has a 49.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 950M 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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