Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) vs GeForce Go 6800

Place in the ranking	1352	701
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.42	11.24
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	NV41	Ice Lake G4 Gen. 11
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	8 November 2004 (20 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	17	48
Core clock speed	300 MHz	300 MHz
Boost clock speed	300 MHz	1100 MHz
Number of transistors	190 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	12-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	no data
ROPs	8	no data
TMUs	12	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	large	no data
Interface	MXM-III	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR3	DDR4
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	35.2 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

Portable Device Dependent

no data

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	9.0c (9_3)	12_1
Shader Model	3.0	no data
OpenGL	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)	no data
OpenCL	N/A	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-

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

1−2

−1500%

16
+1500%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −150%	10 +150%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −85.7%	13 +85.7%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −367%	28 +367%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −225%	12−14 +225%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −250%	14−16 +250%
World of Tanks	12−14 −208%	37 +208%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −18.2%	12−14 +18.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −200%	9−10 +200%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −114%	15 +114%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −500%	35−40 +500%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −33.3%	4−5 +33.3%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −75%	7−8 +75%
Valorant	4−5 −200%	12−14 +200%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −1100%	12−14 +1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	3−4
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Valorant	0−1	4−5

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Valorant	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	12 +0%	12 +0%
Fortnite	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	9 +0%	9 +0%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Valorant	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Dota 2	20 +0%	20 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
World of Tanks	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
High Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Fortnite	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how Go 6800 and Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) compete in popular games:

Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) is 1500% faster in 1080p

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) is 2600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) is ahead in 29 tests (49%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.27	3.98
Recency	8 November 2004	28 May 2019
Chip lithography	130 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	12 Watt

Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) has a 1374.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1200% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.

The Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 in performance tests.

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