Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop
Compared 2 processors: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU), vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop. 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 | 22 9 n/a n/a | 107 67 53 36 |
The Witcher 3 | 12 11 n/a n/a | 115 96 69 37 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 18 12 10 n/a | 170 126 92 45 |
Far Cry 6 | 14 11 n/a n/a | 88 78 63 32 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 13 11 10 n/a | 76 66 46 31 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 9 n/a n/a n/a | 58 46 34 17 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 62 59 32 14 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 13 13 9 n/a | 102 91 66 32 |
Hogwarts Legacy | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 61 50 38 19 |
| 1080p High | 13 | 93 |
| 1080p Ultra | 10 | 75 |
| 1440p Ultra | - | 55 |
| 4K Ultra | - | 29 |
| Deviation | High | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 1230 | 8326 |
| Solar Bay | n/a | 37029 |
| Port Royal | n/a | 4708 |
| Fire Strike | 4196 | 20182 |
| Night Raid | 14977 | 71905 |
| Background Blur | 31 frames/s | 153.5 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 23.3 frames/s | 90 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 0.61 Gpix/sec | 4.1 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 0.87 Gpix/sec | 5.77 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 0.36 Gpix/sec | 4.35 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.15 Gpix/sec | 1.01 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 36.1 Gpix/sec | 385.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 2493.2 fps | 12770 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 382 | 589 |
| DirectX 11 | 16 fps | 110 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 13 fps | 58 fps |
| GPU Compute | 1285 Ops/s | 5759 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 174.8 fps | 537.5 fps |
| Car Chase | n/a | 465 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | n/a | 398.2 fps |
| T-Rex | n/a | 1964.8 fps |
| ALU 2 | n/a | 2748.7 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | n/a | 256.8 fps |
| API | Vulkan | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | n/a | 2932.7 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | Nvidia |
| Build | Integrated | Discrete |
| Announced | August, 15, 2020 | January, 12, 2021 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Universal | Gaming |
| Segment | Entry-level | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Generation 12.1 | Ampere |
| Codename | Tiger Lake GT2 | GA106 (GN20-E3) |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 300 MHz | 816-1387 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 850-1500 MHz | 1283-1703 MHz |
| Shader Units | 640 | 3840 |
| TMUs | 40 | 120 |
| ROPs | 20 | 48 |
| Execution Units | 80 | 30 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | 30 |
| Tensor Cores | No | 120 |
| L1 cache | n/a | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB/core | 3000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 17-30 Gpix/sec | 62-82 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 34-60 GTex/s | 154-204 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 1.1-1.9 TFLOPS | 9.9-13.1 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | Ring Bus | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 15 W | 60-140 W |
| Process | Intel | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor Size | 146 mm² | 300 mm² |
| Transistor count | n/a | 13.25 billion |
| Transistor density | n/a | 44.17 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 1750 MHz |
| Bus | n/a | 192 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | n/a | 12000-14000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | n/a | 6 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | n/a | 8.6 |
| DisplayPort | n/a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | No | Yes |
| DLSS | No | DLSS 2 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Hogwarts Legacy