GeForce GT 240 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 with GeForce GT 240, including specs and performance data.

Iris Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.94
+735%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms GT 240 by a whopping 735% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4251030
Place by popularity26not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiencyno data1.30
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeGT215
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)17 November 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores9696
Core clock speedno data550 MHz
Number of transistorsno data727 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data69 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105C C
Texture fill rateno data17.60
Floating-point processing powerno data0.2573 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data32

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 supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR4GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB or 1 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1700 MHz GDDR5, 1000 MHz GDDR3, 900 MHz DDR3 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data54.4 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 dataDVIVGAHDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

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.

DirectXDirectX 12_111.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.2
OpenCLno data1.1
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 HD200−210
+700%
25
−700%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.20

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+314%
14−16
−314%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+314%
14−16
−314%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+775%
4−5
−775%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+338%
8−9
−338%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+317%
6−7
−317%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+750%
4−5
−750%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+900%
3−4
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+3450%
2−3
−3450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+1000%
2−3
−1000%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+800%
2−3
−800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+880%
5−6
−880%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+860%
5−6
−860%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Far Cry 5 6−7 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 and GT 240 compete in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 700% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 3450% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 24 tests (50%)
  • there's a draw in 24 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.94 1.31
Recency 15 August 2020 17 November 2009
Chip lithography 10 nm 40 nm

Iris Xe Graphics G7 has a 735.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 240 in performance tests.

Be aware that Iris Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook card while GeForce GT 240 is a desktop one.


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