Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs vs Tesla C2050

Place in the ranking	517	537
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.39	18.66
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	GF100	Tiger Lake Xe
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	25 July 2011 (13 years ago)	15 August 2020 (4 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 cores	448	80
Core clock speed	574 MHz	400 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1350 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	238 Watt	28 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.14	no data
Floating-point processing power	1.028 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	48	no data
TMUs	56	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	248 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	750 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	144.0 GB/s	no 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 Connectors

1x DVI

no data

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12_1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	2.0	-

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 HD	18−21 −5.6%	19 +5.6%
1440p	10−12 +0%	10 +0%
4K	16−18 +6.7%	15 −6.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	11 +0%	11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14 +0%	14 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9 +0%	9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +0%	12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30 +0%	30 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	14 +0%	14 +0%
Metro Exodus	27 +0%	27 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	18 +0%	18 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10 +0%	10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5 +0%	5 +0%
Dota 2	22 +0%	22 +0%
Far Cry 5	26 +0%	26 +0%
Fortnite	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24 +0%	24 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	13 +0%	13 +0%
Metro Exodus	17 +0%	17 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6 +0%	6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	14 +0%	14 +0%
World of Tanks	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	5 +0%	5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 +0%	4 +0%
Dota 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20 +0%	20 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	9 +0%	9 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	6 +0%	6 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6 +0%	6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
World of Tanks	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +0%	16 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 +0%	10 +0%
Valorant	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16 +0%	16 +0%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Fortnite	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

This is how Tesla C2050 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs compete in popular games:

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is 6% faster in 1080p
A tie in 1440p
Tesla C2050 is 7% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.07	7.40
Recency	25 July 2011	15 August 2020
Chip lithography	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	238 Watt	28 Watt

Tesla C2050 has a 9.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 750% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Tesla C2050 and Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs.

Be aware that Tesla C2050 is a workstation card while Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs is a notebook one.

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