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

Place in the ranking	1345	693
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	0.43	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 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

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−250%

7−8
+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −267%	11 +267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −350%	9 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Hitman 3	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −53.6%	40−45 +53.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Hitman 3	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −53.6%	40−45 +53.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Hitman 3	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −238%	27−30 +238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −275%	14−16 +275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +28.6%	7 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −53.6%	40−45 +53.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	2−3
Hitman 3	6−7 −33.3%	8−9 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−300%

8−9
+300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	2−3

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	19 +0%	19 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10 +0%	10 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Metro Exodus	14 +0%	14 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

+0%

10−11

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	0−1	0−1
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +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 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Go 6800 is 29% faster.
in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) is 350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Go 6800 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) is ahead in 28 tests (46%)
there's a draw in 32 tests (52%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.28	4.07
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 1353.6% 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.