Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) vs Radeon R3 Graphics

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated607
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code nameBeemaIce Lake G7 Gen. 11
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 January 2015 (9 years ago)28 May 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores12864
Core clock speed267 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed600 MHz1100 MHz
Number of transistors930 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt12-25 Watt
Texture fill rate4.800no data
Floating-point performance0.1536 gflopsno 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).

InterfaceIGPno data
WidthIGPno 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 typeSystem SharedDDR4
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 outputsno 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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12_1
Shader Model6.3no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 January 2015 28 May 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 12 Watt

Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) has an age advantage of 4 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Radeon R3 Graphics and Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon R3 Graphics is a desktop card while Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) is a notebook one.


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