Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) vs GeForce GTX 660 OEM
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 660 OEM with Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), including specs and performance data.
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) outperforms GTX 660 OEM by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 744 | 620 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.78 | 15.01 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | Ice Lake G7 Gen. 11 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 22 August 2012 (12 years ago) | 28 May 2019 (5 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 | 1152 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 823 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 888 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 12-25 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 85.25 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.046 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 32 | no data |
| TMUs | 96 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 241 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1400 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | - |
| CUDA | 3.0 | - |
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 | 10−12
−80%
| 18
+80%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
| Valorant | 12
+0%
|
12
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9
+0%
|
9
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 48
+0%
|
48
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Valorant | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 39
+0%
|
39
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 28
+0%
|
28
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Valorant | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how GTX 660 OEM and Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) compete in popular games:
- Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is 80% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.33 | 5.39 |
| Recency | 22 August 2012 | 28 May 2019 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 12 Watt |
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) has a 61.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.
The Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 OEM in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 OEM is a desktop card while Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is a notebook one.
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