Iris Xe Graphics G7 vs Quadro RTX 8000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 8000 with Iris Xe Graphics G7, including specs and performance data.

RTX 8000
2018
48 GB GDDR6, 260 Watt
50.21
+374%

RTX 8000 outperforms Iris Xe Graphics G7 by a whopping 374% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking61436
Place by popularitynot in top-10018
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.97no data
Power efficiency13.29no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameTU102Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 August 2018 (6 years ago)15 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$9,999 no data

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 cores460896
Core clock speed1395 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1770 MHzno data
Number of transistors18,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)260 Wattno data
Texture fill rate509.8no data
Floating-point processing power16.31 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs288no data
Tensor Cores576no data
Ray Tracing Cores72no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

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 typeGDDR6DDR4
Maximum RAM amount48 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth672.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-Cno data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)DirectX 12_1
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA7.5-

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 35−40
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Far Cry 5 40−45
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40−45
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Fortnite 60−65
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60−65
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Forza Horizon 4 40−45
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40−45
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
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80−85
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Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
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27−30
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Valorant 40−45
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40−45
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Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
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Dota 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
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Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
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Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
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Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
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35−40
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Metro Exodus 27−30
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27−30
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
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80−85
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Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
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27−30
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
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30−35
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Valorant 40−45
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40−45
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World of Tanks 150−160
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150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
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80−85
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
High Preset

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

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
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Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

4K
High Preset

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

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 45 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 50.21 10.60
Recency 13 August 2018 15 August 2020
Chip lithography 12 nm 10 nm

RTX 8000 has a 373.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Xe Graphics G7, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe Graphics G7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 8000 is a workstation card while Iris Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook one.


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

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