Iris Xe Graphics 96EU vs GRID K100
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Generation 12.2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | GK107 | Raptor Lake GT1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 June 2013 (11 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $63 | no data |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,270 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 13.60 | 72.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3264 TFLOPS | 2.304 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 24 |
| TMUs | 16 | 48 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
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 type | DDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 891 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 28.51 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 28 June 2013 | 4 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 15 Watt |
Iris Xe Graphics 96EU has an age advantage of 9 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GRID K100 and Iris Xe Graphics 96EU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GRID K100 is a workstation card while Iris Xe Graphics 96EU is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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