Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 vs GeForce GTX 1070
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 with Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1070 outperforms Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 by a whopping 253% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 148 | 459 |
| Place by popularity | 26 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 22.72 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 16.14 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | Tiger Lake Xe |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 15 August 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $379 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 1920 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1683 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | no data |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 94 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 202.0 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.463 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 64 | no data |
| TMUs | 120 | no data |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 500 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 8 GB/s | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 | DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI | no data |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
| Ansel | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | DirectX 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 115
+283%
| 30−35
−283%
|
| 1440p | 67
+272%
| 18−20
−272%
|
| 4K | 50
+257%
| 14−16
−257%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.30 | no data |
| 1440p | 5.66 | no data |
| 4K | 7.58 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+294%
|
18−20
−294%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+311%
|
18−20
−311%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 87
+172%
|
30−35
−172%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+294%
|
18−20
−294%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+311%
|
18−20
−311%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+326%
|
35−40
−326%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 90−95
+279%
|
24−27
−279%
|
| Metro Exodus | 107
+257%
|
30−33
−257%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 115
+342%
|
24−27
−342%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+268%
|
35−40
−268%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 156
+388%
|
30−35
−388%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+294%
|
18−20
−294%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+311%
|
18−20
−311%
|
| Dota 2 | 74
+111%
|
35−40
−111%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75
+87.5%
|
40−45
−87.5%
|
| Fortnite | 150
+159%
|
55−60
−159%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+326%
|
35−40
−326%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 90−95
+279%
|
24−27
−279%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 111
+217%
|
35−40
−217%
|
| Metro Exodus | 75
+178%
|
27−30
−178%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 225
+192%
|
75−80
−192%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 43
+65.4%
|
24−27
−65.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 52
+73.3%
|
30−33
−73.3%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+268%
|
35−40
−268%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+94.4%
|
140−150
−94.4%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 74
+131%
|
30−35
−131%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+294%
|
18−20
−294%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+311%
|
18−20
−311%
|
| Dota 2 | 110−120
+223%
|
35−40
−223%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 90−95
+130%
|
40−45
−130%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 160−170
+326%
|
35−40
−326%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 90−95
+279%
|
24−27
−279%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 94
+22.1%
|
75−80
−22.1%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
+300%
|
35−40
−300%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+257%
|
7−8
−257%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+256%
|
18−20
−256%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60−65
+392%
|
12−14
−392%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+289%
|
45−50
−289%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| World of Tanks | 220−230
+275%
|
60−65
−275%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 67
+253%
|
18−20
−253%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+278%
|
9−10
−278%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+409%
|
21−24
−409%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+350%
|
21−24
−350%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
+263%
|
16−18
−263%
|
| Metro Exodus | 71
+294%
|
18−20
−294%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+269%
|
16−18
−269%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+253%
|
30−33
−253%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| Dota 2 | 62
+288%
|
16−18
−288%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 62
+210%
|
20−22
−210%
|
| Metro Exodus | 23
+360%
|
5−6
−360%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95
+296%
|
24−27
−296%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18
+200%
|
6−7
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 62
+210%
|
20−22
−210%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 37
+311%
|
9−10
−311%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 16−18
+300%
|
4−5
−300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+367%
|
3−4
−367%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
+235%
|
20−22
−235%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+317%
|
12−14
−317%
|
| Fortnite | 44
+267%
|
12−14
−267%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
+338%
|
12−14
−338%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+256%
|
9−10
−256%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+293%
|
14−16
−293%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
+0%
|
30−33
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Valorant | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
This is how GTX 1070 and Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 compete in popular games:
- GTX 1070 is 283% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1070 is 272% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1070 is 257% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1070 is 409% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 1070 is ahead in 34 tests (76%)
- there's a draw in 11 tests (24%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 33.73 | 9.55 |
| Recency | 10 June 2016 | 15 August 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 10 nm |
GTX 1070 has a 253.2% higher aggregate performance score.
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 1070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 is a desktop card while Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook one.
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