HD Graphics 3000 vs Iris Xe Graphics G7

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe Graphics G7 and HD Graphics 3000, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Xe Graphics G7
2020
10.61
+1508%

Iris Xe Graphics G7 outperforms HD Graphics 3000 by a whopping 1508% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4351190
Place by popularity18not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Generation 6.0 (2011)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeSandy Bridge GT2+
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 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 cores9696
Core clock speedno data650 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1300 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,160 million
Manufacturing process technology10 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no dataunknown
Texture fill rateno data15.60
Floating-point processing powerno data0.2496 TFLOPS
ROPsno data2
TMUsno data12

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 dataRing Bus

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 typeDDR4System Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 dataPortable Device Dependent

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 data3.1
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 10.61
+1508%
HD Graphics 3000 0.66

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 38040
+1420%
HD Graphics 3000 2503

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 HD140−150
+1456%
9
−1456%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+2050%
2−3
−2050%
Fortnite 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+600%
6−7
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+1520%
5−6
−1520%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+460%
5−6
−460%
Valorant 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Dota 2 35−40
+1167%
3
−1167%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+438%
8−9
−438%
Fortnite 60−65
+6100%
1−2
−6100%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+600%
6−7
−600%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+1800%
2−3
−1800%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+2800%
1−2
−2800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+800%
9−10
−800%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+460%
5−6
−460%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+540%
5−6
−540%
Valorant 40−45
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
World of Tanks 150−160
+1273%
11
−1273%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Dota 2 35−40
+443%
7
−443%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+438%
8−9
−438%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+600%
6−7
−600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+800%
9−10
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+3100%
1−2
−3100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60−65
+1967%
3−4
−1967%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16 0−1
Metro Exodus 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10 0−1
Valorant 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+475%
4−5
−475%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
+2600%
1−2
−2600%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Metro Exodus 6−7 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Valorant 10−12 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10 0−1
Dota 2 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Far Cry 5 12−14 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 12−14 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+3000%
1−2
−3000%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12 0−1

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
World of Tanks 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Valorant 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Valorant 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how Iris Xe Graphics G7 and HD Graphics 3000 compete in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 1456% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 is 6100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Iris Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 18 tests (50%)
  • there's a draw in 18 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.61 0.66
Recency 15 August 2020 1 February 2011
Chip lithography 10 nm 32 nm

Iris Xe Graphics G7 has a 1507.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The Iris Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 3000 in performance tests.


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