Iris Plus Graphics G4 vs GeForce GTX 780

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking262not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.78no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameGK110Ice Lake GT2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)29 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2304384
CUDA cores2304no data
Core clock speed863 MHzno data
Boost clock speed900 MHz1050 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate173.225.20
Floating-point performance4.156 gflops0.8064 gflops

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x1
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotIGP
Minimum recommended system power600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount3 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width384 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed6008 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortNo outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
PhysX+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.97
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 May 2013 29 May 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 15 Watt

Iris Plus Graphics G4 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

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