Iris Xe Graphics 96EU vs GeForce 8800M GTX SLI
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 876 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.12 | no data |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Generation 12.2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | NB8E-GTX | Alder Lake GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 19 November 2007 (16 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
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 | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 67.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 2.15 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 24 |
| TMUs | no data | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | Ring Bus |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | System Shared |
| 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 data | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 19 November 2007 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 45 Watt |
Iris Xe Graphics 96EU has an age advantage of 14 years, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 8800M GTX SLI and Iris Xe Graphics 96EU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 8800M GTX SLI is a notebook card while Iris Xe Graphics 96EU is a desktop one.
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