GeForce GTX 260M vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

Iris Xe Graphics G7 Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs
VS
9800M GTX GTX 260M GTX 280M GTX 285M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 and GeForce GTX 260M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.93
+1015%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms GTX 260M by a whopping 1015% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Iris Xe Graphics G7 Iris Xe Graphics G7
GTX 260M GTX 260M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4251111
Place by popularity26not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.03
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeG92
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)3 March 2009 (15 years ago)

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 cores96112
Core clock speedno data550 MHz
Number of transistorsno data754 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt
Texture fill rateno data30.80
Floating-point processing powerno data0.308 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data462
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data56

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options-2-way
MXM Typeno dataMXM 3.0 Type-B

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 data1 GB
Memory bus widthno data256 Bit
Memory clock speedno dataUp to 950 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data61 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 dataDisplayPortSingle Link DVIDual Link DVIVGALVDSHDMI
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power managementno data8.0
Quick Sync+no data

API 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 data2.1
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 HD300−350
+934%
29
−934%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
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
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+1083%
6−7
−1083%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+346%
12−14
−346%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+400%
7−8
−400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
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
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+1083%
6−7
−1083%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+346%
12−14
−346%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+400%
7−8
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+400%
5−6
−400%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+1083%
6−7
−1083%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+180%
10−11
−180%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
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
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+1125%
4−5
−1125%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+1100%
4−5
−1100%
Metro Exodus 9−10 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11 0−1
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 0−1
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 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

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

Full HD
High Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+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 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
High Preset

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

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 and GTX 260M compete in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 934% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 2900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 21 test (49%)
  • there's a draw in 22 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 10.93 0.98
Recency 15 August 2020 3 March 2009
Chip lithography 10 nm 65 nm

Iris Xe Graphics G7 has a 1015.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260M in performance tests.

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

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