GeForce GTX 465 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

Place in the ranking	478	560
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.22
Power efficiency	22.72	2.37
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Tiger Lake Xe	GF100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2020 (4 years ago)	31 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$279

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 cores	96	352
Core clock speed	400 MHz	607 MHz
Boost clock speed	1350 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	200 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	no data	26.75
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.8554 TFLOPS
Compute performance	no data	30x
ROPs	no data	32
TMUs	no data	44

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).

Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0 x 16
Interface	no data	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	241 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	2x 6-pin
SLI options	-	+

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	no data	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	no data	1 GB
Memory bus width	no data	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	1603 MHz (3206 data rate)
Memory bandwidth	no data	102.6 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	Two Dual Link DVIMini HDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

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	12_1	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	no data	5.1
OpenGL	no data	4.2
OpenCL	no data	1.1
Vulkan	-	N/A
CUDA	-	+

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	27 +50%	18−21 −50%
1440p	16 +60%	10−12 −60%
4K	11 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	15.50
1440p	no data	27.90
4K	no data	34.88

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	15 +50%	10−11 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Elden Ring	21 +50%	14−16 −50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Counter-Strike 2	13 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 +40%	10−11 −40%
Forza Horizon 4	38 +40.7%	27−30 −40.7%
Metro Exodus	29 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Valorant	26 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Counter-Strike 2	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	11 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Dota 2	28 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Elden Ring	22 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Far Cry 5	31 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Fortnite	50−55 +35%	40−45 −35%
Forza Horizon 4	30 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Metro Exodus	19 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +44%	50−55 −44%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Valorant	30−35 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%
World of Tanks	96 +37.1%	70−75 −37.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +42.9%	21−24 −42.9%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	10 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Dota 2	47 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%
Far Cry 5	34 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%
Forza Horizon 4	24 +50%	16−18 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 +44%	50−55 −44%
Valorant	23 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	7 +40%	5−6 −40%
Elden Ring	15 +50%	10−11 −50%
Grand Theft Auto V	7 +40%	5−6 −40%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +50%	30−33 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
World of Tanks	65−70 +34%	50−55 −34%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	3 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	19 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Valorant	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Dota 2	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
Elden Ring	7 +40%	5−6 −40%
Grand Theft Auto V	8 +60%	5−6 −60%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8 +60%	5−6 −60%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Dota 2	20 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Fortnite	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	11 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Valorant	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs and GTX 465 compete in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 50% faster in 1080p
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 60% faster in 1440p
Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is 38% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.24	6.90
Recency	15 August 2020	31 May 2010
Chip lithography	10 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	200 Watt

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs has a 33.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 614.3% lower power consumption.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 465 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 465 is a desktop one.

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