Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 vs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960, vs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 28 16 14 n/a | 22 9 n/a n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | 21 20 13 n/a | 12 11 n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 47 27 18 n/a | 18 12 10 n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | 31 26 19 11 | 14 11 n/a n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 16 12 11 n/a | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 28 24 16 12 | 13 11 10 n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 16 9 n/a n/a | 9 n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 14 11 n/a n/a | n/a n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30 25 18 n/a | 13 13 9 n/a |
| 1080p High | 26 | 13 |
| 1080p Ultra | 19 | 10 |
| 1440p Ultra | 14 | - |
| 4K Ultra | - | - |
| Deviation | Low | High |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 2303 | 1230 |
| Fire Strike | 7720 | 4196 |
| Night Raid | 31093 | 14977 |
| Background Blur | 51.7 frames/s | 31 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 26.1 frames/s | 23.3 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 0.84 Gpix/sec | 0.61 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 1.36 Gpix/sec | 0.87 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 1.26 Gpix/sec | 0.36 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.14 Gpix/sec | 0.15 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 64.9 Gpix/sec | 36.1 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 1825 fps | 2493.2 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 674 | 382 |
| DirectX 11 | 42 fps | 16 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 28 fps | 13 fps |
| GPU Compute | 2797 Ops/s | 1285 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 185.1 fps | 174.8 fps |
| Car Chase | 177 fps | n/a |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 151.2 fps | n/a |
| T-Rex | 677.4 fps | n/a |
| ALU 2 | 745.3 fps | n/a |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 274.9 fps | n/a |
| API | OpenGL | Vulkan |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 982.4 | n/a |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Intel |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | January, 22, 2015 | August, 15, 2020 |
| Form Factor | PC use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Universal |
| Segment | Mid-range | Entry-level |
| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | Generation 12.1 |
| Codename | GM206 | Tiger Lake GT2 |
| Price | 199 | n/a |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1127 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1178 MHz | 850-1500 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1024 | 640 |
| TMUs | 64 | 40 |
| ROPs | 32 | 20 |
| Execution Units | 8 | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | No |
| Tensor Cores | No | No |
| L1 cache | 48 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 1000 KB/core | 1024 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 38 Gpix/sec | 17-30 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 75 GTex/s | 34-60 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 2.4 TFLOPS | 1.1-1.9 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| TGP | 120 W | 15 W |
| Process | TSMC | Intel |
| Process tech. | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Transistor Size | 228 mm² | 146 mm² |
| Transistor count | 2 billion | n/a |
| Transistor density | 8.77 MTr/mm² | n/a |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Memory Frequency | 1753 MHz | n/a |
| Bus | 128 bit | n/a |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 7000 MB/s | n/a |
| Memory Size | 2 GB | n/a |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 5.2 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.2 | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | No | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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