Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) vs Nvidia GeForce MX250

Compared 2 processors: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU), vs Nvidia GeForce MX250. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) and Nvidia GeForce MX250
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
21
10
n/a
n/a
10
n/a
n/a
n/a
The Witcher 3
13
10
n/a
n/a
9
n/a
n/a
n/a
Counter-Strike 2
20
11
9
n/a
30
17
12
n/a
Far Cry 6
14
11
n/a
n/a
15
17
n/a
n/a
Hogwarts Legacy
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
13
10
n/a
n/a
COD Modern Warfare 3
13
11
10
n/a
25
21
13
9
Ghost of Tsushima
10
n/a
n/a
n/a
9
n/a
n/a
n/a
Cyberpunk 2077
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
13
11
9
n/a
13
n/a
n/a
n/a
Avg FPS
1080p High1314
1080p Ultra910
1440p Ultra--
4K Ultra--
DeviationLowHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
882
Nvidia GeForce MX250
995
Time Spy12911078
Fire Strike44703623
Night Raid1422814668
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
17326
Nvidia GeForce MX250
10870
Background Blur34.5 frames/s27.8 frames/s
Face Detection27.4 frames/s13 frames/s
Horizon Detection0.75 Gpix/sec0.4 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection1.11 Gpix/sec0.59 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur0.39 Gpix/sec0.64 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.18 Gpix/sec0.12 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching55.6 Gpix/sec34 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics3061.7 fps960.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce MX250
2392
G2D Markn/a239
DirectX 11n/a18 fps
DirectX 12n/a12 fps
GPU Computen/a1005 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce MX250
16.4 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)n/a90.3 fps
Car Chasen/a84.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)n/a74.1 fps
T-Rexn/a311.5 fps
ALU 2n/a334.4 fps
Driver Overhead 2n/a188.8 fps
APIn/aOpenGL
OSn/aWindows
Tessellationn/a408

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Nvidia
Build Integrated Discrete
Announced August, 15, 2020 February, 21, 2009
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Universal Gaming
Segment Entry-level Entry-level
Architecture Generation 12.1 Pascal
Codename Tiger Lake GT2 GP108

GPU

GPU Frequency 300 MHz 1519 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 950-1550 MHz 1582 MHz
Shader Units 768 384
TMUs 48 24
ROPs 24 16
Execution Units 96 3
Ray Tracing Cores No No
Tensor Cores No No
L1 cache n/a 48 KB/core
L2 cache 1024 KB/core 512 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 23-37 Gpix/sec 25 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 46-74 GTex/s 38 GTex/s
FLOPS 1.5-2.4 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface Ring Bus PCIe 3.0 x4
TGP 15 W 25 W
Process Intel Samsung
Process tech. 10 nm 14 nm
Transistor Size 146 mm² 74 mm²
Transistor count n/a 1.8 billion
Transistor density n/a 24.32 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface System Shared GDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 1502 MHz
Bus n/a 64 bit
ECC support No n/a
Effective Memory Speed n/a 6000 MB/s
Memory Size n/a 2 GB
Max Throughput
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
n/a
Nvidia GeForce MX250
48 GB/s

API

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

Results

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