Iris Plus Graphics 655 vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 with Iris Plus Graphics 655, including specs and performance data.
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 outperforms Iris Plus Graphics 655 by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 447 | 654 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 20.73 |
| Architecture | Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022) | Generation 9.5 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | Tiger Lake Xe | Coffee Lake GT3e |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 August 2020 (4 years ago) | 3 April 2018 (6 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 | 96 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1050 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 189 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 14 nm+++ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 50.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.8064 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 6 |
| TMUs | no data | 48 |
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 | no data | Ring Bus |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | DDR4 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | no data | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System 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 Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX 12_1 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
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.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
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 | 40−45
+111%
| 19
−111%
|
| 1440p | 24−27
+100%
| 12
−100%
|
| 4K | 35−40
+119%
| 16
−119%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+100%
|
12−14
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+210%
|
10−11
−210%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+156%
|
9−10
−156%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+133%
|
12−14
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+43.5%
|
46
−43.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+92.9%
|
27−30
−92.9%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+145%
|
10−12
−145%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+39.1%
|
23
−39.1%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+100%
|
12−14
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+210%
|
10−11
−210%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+156%
|
9−10
−156%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+133%
|
12−14
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+65%
|
40
−65%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
+92.9%
|
27−30
−92.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+244%
|
9−10
−244%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 27−30
+145%
|
10−12
−145%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 30−35
+88.2%
|
17
−88.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+62.5%
|
16−18
−62.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+100%
|
12−14
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 30−35
+158%
|
12−14
−158%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
+156%
|
9−10
−156%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
+133%
|
12−14
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+154%
|
24−27
−154%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+333%
|
6
−333%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 20−22
+150%
|
8−9
−150%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+133%
|
6−7
−133%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
+160%
|
5−6
−160%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+138%
|
8−9
−138%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−12
+120%
|
5−6
−120%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 14−16
+150%
|
6−7
−150%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+633%
|
6−7
−633%
|
4K
High Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 40−45
+4100%
|
1−2
−4100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+200%
|
2−3
−200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
+125%
|
4−5
−125%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Hitman 3 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and Iris Plus Graphics 655 compete in popular games:
- Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 111% faster in 1080p
- Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 100% faster in 1440p
- Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 119% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 4100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 32 tests (49%)
- there's a draw in 33 tests (51%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.03 | 4.49 |
| Recency | 15 August 2020 | 3 April 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 has a 123.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Plus Graphics 655 in performance tests.
Be aware that Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is a notebook card while Iris Plus Graphics 655 is a desktop 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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