Iris Xe Graphics G7 vs UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)

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Combined performance score

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake)
14.23
+33.6%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by 34% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking338392
Place by popularitynot in top-10021
Architectureno dataGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameRocket Lake GT1Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 March 2021 (2 years old)15 August 2020 (3 years old)

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 coresno data96
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno 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 typeno dataDDR4
Shared memory-+

Technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API support

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

DirectXno dataDirectX 12_1

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.

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 14.23
+33.6%
Iris Xe Graphics G7 10.65

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by 34% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 11485
+71.2%
Iris Xe Graphics G7 6710

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by 71% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 1613
Iris Xe Graphics G7 4820
+199%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) by 199% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) 83293
+119%
Iris Xe Graphics G7 38040

UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by 119% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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 HD13
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+36.1%
35−40
−36.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+32.1%
27−30
−32.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 9
−200%
27−30
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 10
−190%
27−30
+190%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+31.6%
35−40
−31.6%
Hitman 3 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+30.4%
21−24
−30.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+36.1%
35−40
−36.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+32.1%
27−30
−32.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 8
−238%
27−30
+238%
Far Cry New Dawn 9
−222%
27−30
+222%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+31.6%
35−40
−31.6%
Hitman 3 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Metro Exodus 7
−129%
16−18
+129%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+30.4%
21−24
−30.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+36.1%
35−40
−36.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Far Cry 5 8
−238%
27−30
+238%
Far Cry New Dawn 8
−263%
27−30
+263%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+31.6%
35−40
−31.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Hitman 3 21−24
+37.5%
16−18
−37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+52.6%
18−20
−52.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+35.3%
16−18
−35.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+40%
20−22
−40%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Hitman 3 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Battlefield 5 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

This is how UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) and Iris Xe Graphics G7 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 44.4% faster than Iris Xe Graphics G7

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is 75% faster than the Iris Xe Graphics G7.
  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 263% faster than the UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake).

All in all, in popular games:

  • UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is ahead in 40 tests (85%)
  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 7 tests (15%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.23 10.65
Recency 30 March 2021 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

The UHD Graphics 730 (Rocket Lake) is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 in performance tests.


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