Iris Xe MAX Graphics vs GeForce GTX 680M SLI

Place in the ranking	321	617
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	14.16
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Generation 12.1 (2020−2021)
GPU code name	N13E-GTX	DG1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 June 2012 (12 years ago)	31 October 2020 (4 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	2688	768
Core clock speed	720 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1650 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	25 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	79.20
Floating-point processing power	no data	2.534 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	PCIe 4.0 x4
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	LPDDR4X
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3600 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	68.26 GB/s
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

no data

No outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	no data	6.4
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.2
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 680M SLI 16.62
+225%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 5.11

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 680M SLI 10952
+33.3%

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 8214

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:

900p	133 +233%	40−45 −233%
Full HD	92 +241%	27 −241%
1440p	55−60 +224%	17 −224%
4K	50−55 +213%	16 −213%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27
+44.4%

18−20

−44.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +42.1%	19 −42.1%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +50%	35−40 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +43.5%	21−24 −43.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +40.6%	30−35 −40.6%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +38.2%	75−80 −38.2%
Hitman 3	30−35 +33.3%	24 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +34.4%	60−65 −34.4%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −1.8%	57 +1.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +36.4%	33 −36.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +45.9%	35−40 −45.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +20.6%	65−70 −20.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +350%	6 −350%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +50%	35−40 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +43.5%	21−24 −43.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	45−50 +40.6%	30−35 −40.6%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +38.2%	75−80 −38.2%
Hitman 3	30−35 +39.1%	23 −39.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +34.4%	60−65 −34.4%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +30.2%	43 −30.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +40.6%	30−35 −40.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +63.6%	33 −63.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +31%	27−30 −31%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +20.6%	65−70 −20.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +37%	27−30 −37%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +43.5%	21−24 −43.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +38.2%	75−80 −38.2%
Hitman 3	30−35 +52.4%	21 −52.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +215%	26 −215%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +86.2%	29 −86.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +111%	18 −111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	80−85 +20.6%	65−70 −20.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

45−50
+80%

−80%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +45.5%	21−24 −45.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +47.1%	16−18 −47.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +54.5%	10−12 −54.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +75%	8−9 −75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +46.2%	12−14 −46.2%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +63%	50−55 −63%
Hitman 3	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +43.5%	21−24 −43.5%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +55%	20 −55%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	100−105 +38.9%	70−75 −38.9%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
+42.1%

18−20

−42.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +45.5%	10−12 −45.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Hitman 3	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80−85 +61.5%	50−55 −61.5%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +45.5%	11 −45.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +46.7%	14−16 −46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +54.5%	11 −54.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+36.4%

10−12

−36.4%

This is how GTX 680M SLI and Iris Xe MAX Graphics compete in popular games:

GTX 680M SLI is 233% faster in 900p
GTX 680M SLI is 241% faster in 1080p
GTX 680M SLI is 224% faster in 1440p
GTX 680M SLI is 213% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 680M SLI is 350% faster.
in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 2% faster.

All in all, in popular games: