Iris Xe Graphics 80EU vs GeForce 9800M GS
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 990 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.66 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Generation 12.2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | G94 | Alder Lake GT1 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 November 2008 (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 | 64 | 640 |
| Core clock speed | 530 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1300 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.96 | 52.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1696 TFLOPS | 1.664 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 254 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 20 |
| TMUs | 32 | 40 |
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 |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 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 | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 November 2008 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 45 Watt |
Iris Xe Graphics 80EU has an age advantage of 13 years, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9800M GS and Iris Xe Graphics 80EU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 9800M GS is a notebook card while Iris Xe Graphics 80EU is a desktop 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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