GeForce 8800 GTS 512 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 with GeForce 8800 GTS 512, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.25
+612%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms 8800 GTS 512 by a whopping 612% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4471005
Place by popularity17not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.04
Power efficiencyno data0.73
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeG92
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)11 December 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

no data

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 cores96128
Core clock speedno data650 MHz
Number of transistorsno data754 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data135 Watt
Texture fill rateno data41.60
Floating-point processing powerno data0.416 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data64

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data254 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeDDR4GDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno data820 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data52.48 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

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.

DirectXDirectX 12_111.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-1.1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+740%
5−6
−740%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+700%
4−5
−700%
Fortnite 55−60
+625%
8−9
−625%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+740%
5−6
−740%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Valorant 90−95
+667%
12−14
−667%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+740%
5−6
−740%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
+711%
18−20
−711%
Dota 2 65−70
+667%
9−10
−667%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+700%
4−5
−700%
Fortnite 55−60
+625%
8−9
−625%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+740%
5−6
−740%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+640%
5−6
−640%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+850%
2−3
−850%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%
Valorant 90−95
+667%
12−14
−667%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+740%
5−6
−740%
Dota 2 65−70
+667%
9−10
−667%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+700%
4−5
−700%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+740%
5−6
−740%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+733%
3−4
−733%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+625%
8−9
−625%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
+640%
10−11
−640%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Valorant 100−110
+664%
14−16
−664%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+700%
3−4
−700%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+667%
3−4
−667%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Metro Exodus 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Valorant 50−55
+614%
7−8
−614%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Dota 2 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.25 1.44
Recency 15 August 2020 11 December 2007
Chip lithography 10 nm 65 nm

Iris Xe Graphics G7 has a 611.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800 GTS 512 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook card while GeForce 8800 GTS 512 is a desktop one.

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