Iris Plus Graphics vs GeForce RTX 3070

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3070 and Iris Plus Graphics, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3070
2020
8 GB GDDR6, 220 Watt
57.98
+1131%

RTX 3070 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics by a whopping 1131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking42648
Place by popularity43not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation58.61no data
Power efficiency18.0721.53
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Generation 11.0 (2019−2021)
GPU code nameGA104Ice Lake GT2
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date1 September 2020 (4 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores5888512
Core clock speed1500 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1725 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate317.432.00
Floating-point processing power20.31 TFLOPS1.024 TFLOPS
ROPs968
TMUs18432
Tensor Cores184no data
Ray Tracing Cores46no 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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x1
Length242 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount8 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1750 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2-
CUDA8.5-

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.

RTX 3070 57.98
+1131%
Iris Plus Graphics 4.71

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3070 22342
+1132%
Iris Plus Graphics 1814

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 HD149
+1142%
12−14
−1142%
1440p99
+1138%
8−9
−1138%
4K61
+1425%
4−5
−1425%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.35no data
1440p5.04no data
4K8.18no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 147
+1370%
10−11
−1370%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 125
+1150%
10−11
−1150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100
+1150%
8−9
−1150%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+1214%
14−16
−1214%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+1263%
8−9
−1263%
Cyberpunk 2077 139
+1290%
10−11
−1290%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+1275%
8−9
−1275%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
+1300%
10−11
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+1144%
18−20
−1144%
Hitman 3 109
+1263%
8−9
−1263%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+1275%
16−18
−1275%
Metro Exodus 144
+1340%
10−11
−1340%
Red Dead Redemption 2 118
+1211%
9−10
−1211%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 230−240
+1194%
18−20
−1194%
Watch Dogs: Legion 174
+1143%
14−16
−1143%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
+1233%
9−10
−1233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 87
+1143%
7−8
−1143%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+1214%
14−16
−1214%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+1263%
8−9
−1263%
Cyberpunk 2077 126
+1160%
10−11
−1160%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+1275%
8−9
−1275%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
+1300%
10−11
−1300%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+1144%
18−20
−1144%
Hitman 3 116
+1189%
9−10
−1189%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+1275%
16−18
−1275%
Metro Exodus 144
+1340%
10−11
−1340%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+1167%
9−10
−1167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 255
+1317%
18−20
−1317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+1244%
9−10
−1244%
Watch Dogs: Legion 178
+1171%
14−16
−1171%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 81
+1250%
6−7
−1250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 78
+1200%
6−7
−1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+1263%
8−9
−1263%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
+1175%
8−9
−1175%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+1275%
8−9
−1275%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+1144%
18−20
−1144%
Hitman 3 111
+1133%
9−10
−1133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 181
+1193%
14−16
−1193%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 223
+1139%
18−20
−1139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 121
+1244%
9−10
−1244%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85
+1317%
6−7
−1317%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 116
+1189%
9−10
−1189%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+1150%
10−11
−1150%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+1186%
7−8
−1186%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+1260%
5−6
−1260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 65
+1200%
5−6
−1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+1280%
5−6
−1280%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+1140%
5−6
−1140%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+1260%
5−6
−1260%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+1190%
21−24
−1190%
Hitman 3 96
+1271%
7−8
−1271%
Horizon Zero Dawn 146
+1360%
10−11
−1360%
Metro Exodus 101
+1163%
8−9
−1163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 166
+1283%
12−14
−1283%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+1300%
7−8
−1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 175
+1150%
14−16
−1150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 114
+1167%
9−10
−1167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+1200%
5−6
−1200%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+1275%
4−5
−1275%
Hitman 3 52
+1200%
4−5
−1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+1263%
16−18
−1263%
Metro Exodus 107
+1238%
8−9
−1238%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+1186%
7−8
−1186%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+1500%
3−4
−1500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 43
+1333%
3−4
−1333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+1267%
3−4
−1267%
Cyberpunk 2077 30
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+1167%
3−4
−1167%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+1171%
7−8
−1171%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 97
+1286%
7−8
−1286%
Watch Dogs: Legion 38
+1167%
3−4
−1167%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 69
+1280%
5−6
−1280%

This is how RTX 3070 and Iris Plus Graphics compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 is 1142% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 is 1138% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 is 1425% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 57.98 4.71
Chip lithography 8 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 15 Watt

RTX 3070 has a 1131% higher aggregate performance score, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

Iris Plus Graphics, on the other hand, has 1366.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics in performance tests.


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