Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB vs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB, vs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
63
34
28
15
21
10
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
45
39
27
12
13
10
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
84
57
41
16
20
11
9
n/a
Far Cry 6
49
44
31
14
14
11
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
28
23
18
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
39
32
22
14
13
11
10
n/a
Ghost of Tsushima
24
16
14
9
10
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
30
26
16
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
51
45
29
16
13
11
9
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High4613
1080p Ultra359
1440p Ultra25-
4K Ultra12-
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
3753
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
882
Time Spy38631291
Solar Bay9888n/a
Port Royal824n/a
Fire Strike122674470
Night Raid5078714228
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
34861
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
17326
Background Blur92.6 frames/s34.5 frames/s
Face Detection43.3 frames/s27.4 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.4 Gpix/sec0.75 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection2.04 Gpix/sec1.11 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.28 Gpix/sec0.39 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.25 Gpix/sec0.18 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching110.7 Gpix/sec55.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics3306.4 fps3061.7 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
9792
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
n/a
G2D Mark772n/a
DirectX 1171 fpsn/a
DirectX 1235 fpsn/a
GPU Compute4116 Ops/sn/a
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
49.7 fps
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)284.8 fpsn/a
Car Chase280.4 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)245.2 fpsn/a
T-Rex1203.9 fpsn/a
ALU 25992 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2231.3 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation1404.6n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Intel
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced August, 18, 2016 August, 15, 2020
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Universal
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Pascal Generation 12.1
Codename GP106 Tiger Lake GT2
Price 199 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1506 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1708 MHz 950-1550 MHz
Shader Units 1152 768
TMUs 72 48
ROPs 48 24
Execution Units 9 96
Ray Tracing Cores No No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache 48 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 1536 KB/core 1024 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 82 Gpix/sec 23-37 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 123 GTex/s 46-74 GTex/s
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 1.5-2.4 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 Ring Bus
TGP 120 W 15 W
Process TSMC Intel
Process tech. 16 nm 10 nm
Transistor Size 200 mm² 146 mm²
Transistor count 4 billion n/a
Transistor density 20 MTr/mm² n/a

Memory

Interface GDDR5 System Shared
Memory Frequency 2002 MHz n/a
Bus 192 bit n/a
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 8000 MB/s n/a
Memory Size 3 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
192.2 GB/s
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
n/a

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 6.1 n/a
DisplayPort 1.4a n/a
Ray Tracing No No
DLSS No No

Results

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