Iris Xe Graphics 96EU vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 45 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 22.77 | no data |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Generation 12.2 (2022−2023) |
| GPU code name | Turing TU102 | Alder Lake GT1 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 August 2018 (6 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 4352 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 1350 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1545 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 18,600 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 270 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 420.2 | 67.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.45 gflops | 2.15 gflops |
| ROPs | 88 | 24 |
| TMUs | 272 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 11 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 352 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 616.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | no 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 August 2018 | 4 January 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 270 Watt | 45 Watt |
Iris Xe Graphics 96EU has an age advantage of 3 years, a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 500% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and Iris Xe Graphics 96EU. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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