Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) vs GeForce GTX 960M

Place in the ranking	490	611
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	8.01	14.90
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	GM107	Ice Lake G7 Gen. 11
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 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	640	64
Core clock speed	1096 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	12-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	47.04	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.505 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	16	no data
TMUs	40	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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	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	4 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	80 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	No outputs	no data
VGA аnalog display support	+	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	-
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	-
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
BatteryBoost	+	-
Quick Sync	no data	+
Ansel	+	-

API 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	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	-
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 960M 8.76
+61.3%

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 5.43

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 960M 5278
+26.1%

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 4187

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.

GTX 960M 4318
+57.4%

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 2743

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 960M 30086
+80%

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 16713

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 960M 226308
+55.4%

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 145594

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GTX 960M 1148
+45.1%

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 791

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	95 +72.7%	55−60 −72.7%
Full HD	34 +100%	17 −100%
1440p	15 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
4K	14 +75%	8−9 −75%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
+55.6%

9−10

−55.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	25 +66.7%	14−16 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Battlefield 5	30 +100%	14−16 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	28 +133%	12 −133%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 +244%	9 −244%
Forza Horizon 4	84 +133%	35−40 −133%
Hitman 3	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Metro Exodus	31 +72.2%	18 −72.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +100%	12 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	48 +140%	20−22 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +7.3%	55 −7.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	31 +107%	14−16 −107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Battlefield 5	23 +53.3%	14−16 −53.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	24 +118%	11 −118%
Far Cry New Dawn	23 +475%	4 −475%
Forza Horizon 4	71 +97.2%	35−40 −97.2%
Hitman 3	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +42.9%	35−40 −42.9%
Metro Exodus	26 +85.7%	14 −85.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +167%	9 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +70.6%	17 −70.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	73 +284%	18−20 −284%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +15.7%	51 −15.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	11 −36.4%	14−16 +36.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +117%	6−7 −117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	18 +50%	12−14 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	25 −44%	35−40 +44%
Hitman 3	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	50−55 +355%	11 −355%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +93.3%	15 −93.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +55.6%	9 −55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +22.9%	45−50 −22.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+60%

14−16

−60%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Far Cry New Dawn	15 +87.5%	8−9 −87.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +80%	5−6 −80%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	45 +200%	14−16 −200%
Hitman 3	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Metro Exodus	15 +275%	4−5 −275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +60%	35−40 −60%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+50%

10−11

−50%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6 +50%	4−5 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	7 +75%	4−5 −75%
Hitman 3	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +218%	10−12 −218%
Metro Exodus	8 +300%	2−3 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 +400%	2−3 −400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +120%	5−6 −120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
+50%

6−7

−50%

This is how GTX 960M and Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) compete in popular games:

GTX 960M is 73% faster in 900p
GTX 960M is 100% faster in 1080p
GTX 960M is 67% faster in 1440p
GTX 960M is 75% faster in 4K

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

in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 960M is 475% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is 44% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 960M is ahead in 67 tests (97%)
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is ahead in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.76	5.43
Recency	13 March 2015	28 May 2019
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	12 Watt

GTX 960M has a 61.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 525% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 960M is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.