GeForce RTX 5080 vs Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) with GeForce RTX 5080, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5080 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) by a whopping 2224% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 701 | 3 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 40.70 |
| Power efficiency | 11.11 | 17.93 |
| Architecture | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Ice Lake G4 Gen. 11 | GB203 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 28 May 2019 (5 years ago) | 30 January 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 48 | 10752 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 2295 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1100 MHz | 2617 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 45,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-25 Watt | 360 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 879.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 56.28 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 128 |
| TMUs | no data | 336 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 84 |
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 | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
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 | DDR4 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 960.0 GB/s |
| 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 data | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | - | + |
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 | 12_1 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 10.1 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 17
−1035%
| 193
+1035%
|
| 1440p | 6−7
−2550%
| 159
+2550%
|
| 4K | 4−5
−2625%
| 109
+2625%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 5.18 |
| 1440p | no data | 6.28 |
| 4K | no data | 9.17 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
−2633%
|
240−250
+2633%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−1990%
|
200−210
+1990%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−2713%
|
220−230
+2713%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
−2633%
|
240−250
+2633%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14
−1307%
|
190−200
+1307%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−1990%
|
200−210
+1990%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−2713%
|
220−230
+2713%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 11
−1800%
|
200−210
+1800%
|
| Fortnite | 12
−2417%
|
300−350
+2417%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−1811%
|
300−350
+1811%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
−3329%
|
240−250
+3329%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−1006%
|
170−180
+1006%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−1043%
|
600−650
+1043%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 9−10
−2633%
|
240−250
+2633%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 13
−1415%
|
190−200
+1415%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−1990%
|
200−210
+1990%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 37
−651%
|
270−280
+651%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−2713%
|
220−230
+2713%
|
| Dota 2 | 18
−2122%
|
400−450
+2122%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10
−1990%
|
200−210
+1990%
|
| Fortnite | 12
−2417%
|
300−350
+2417%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−1811%
|
300−350
+1811%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
−3329%
|
240−250
+3329%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 9
−1833%
|
170−180
+1833%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
−3100%
|
220−230
+3100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−1006%
|
170−180
+1006%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 13
−3000%
|
400−450
+3000%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−1043%
|
600−650
+1043%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12
−1542%
|
190−200
+1542%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−2120%
|
222
+2120%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−2713%
|
220−230
+2713%
|
| Dota 2 | 20
−2150%
|
450−500
+2150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9
−2222%
|
200−210
+2222%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−1811%
|
300−350
+1811%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 7−8
−2186%
|
160−170
+2186%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−1006%
|
170−180
+1006%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7
−4029%
|
289
+4029%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−1043%
|
600−650
+1043%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7
−4214%
|
300−350
+4214%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
−1679%
|
500−550
+1679%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−5500%
|
160−170
+5500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
−8450%
|
170−180
+8450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
−525%
|
170−180
+525%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
−1113%
|
450−500
+1113%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
−2100%
|
110−120
+2100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−4667%
|
140−150
+4667%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−2743%
|
190−200
+2743%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
−3300%
|
300−350
+3300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
−2100%
|
110−120
+2100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−3967%
|
244
+3967%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 7−8
−2057%
|
150−160
+2057%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
−2900%
|
90
+2900%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−1069%
|
180−190
+1069%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
−1647%
|
300−350
+1647%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−7000%
|
70−75
+7000%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−2150%
|
270−280
+2150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−3800%
|
150−160
+3800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−7525%
|
300−350
+7525%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−2000%
|
21−24
+2000%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−2300%
|
95−100
+2300%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 4−5
−1875%
|
75−80
+1875%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 109
+0%
|
109
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 242
+0%
|
242
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 36
+0%
|
36
+0%
|
This is how Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5080 is 1035% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5080 is 2550% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5080 is 2625% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5080 is 8450% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5080 is ahead in 54 tests (89%)
- there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.05 | 94.13 |
| Recency | 28 May 2019 | 30 January 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 360 Watt |
Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) has 2900% lower power consumption.
RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 2224.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) in performance tests.
Be aware that Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 5080 is a desktop one.
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