UHD Graphics 605 vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

Place in the ranking	449	1064
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	16.18
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	Gemini Lake GT1.5
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)	11 December 2017 (6 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	96	144
Core clock speed	no data	200 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	750 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	5 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	13.50
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.216 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	3
TMUs	no data	18

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	no data	Ring Bus
Width	no data	IGP

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	DDR4	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	no data	System Shared
Memory bus width	no data	System Shared
Memory clock speed	no data	System Shared
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 data

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX 12_1	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3

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
+757%

UHD Graphics 605 1.17

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
+1001%

UHD Graphics 605 454

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

85−90
+750%

−750%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +933%	3−4 −933%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +833%	3−4 −833%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +6500%	1−2 −6500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +286%	14−16 −286%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +300%	8−9 −300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +933%	3−4 −933%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +833%	3−4 −833%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +6500%	1−2 −6500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +286%	14−16 −286%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +933%	3−4 −933%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +1250%	2−3 −1250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +300%	8−9 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +136%	10−12 −136%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +933%	3−4 −933%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +833%	3−4 −833%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +6500%	1−2 −6500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +2500%	1 −2500%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +900%	2−3 −900%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +1500%	1−2 −1500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +1400%	1−2 −1400%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +780%	5−6 −780%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +950%	4−5 −950%
Metro Exodus	8−9	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Battlefield 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

+0%

3−4

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hitman 3	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

This is how Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and UHD Graphics 605 compete in popular games:

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 750% faster in 1080p

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

in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 6500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 24 tests (51%)
there's a draw in 23 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.03	1.17
Recency	15 August 2020	11 December 2017
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 has a 757.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 605 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook card while UHD Graphics 605 is a desktop one.

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