UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7

Iris Xe Graphics G7 Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G4 Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs UHD Graphics Xe G1 UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs
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UHD Graphics 16EU Mobile UHD Graphics 24EU UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) UHD Graphics 32EU UHD Graphics 32EUs (Alder Lake) UHD Graphics 48EU UHD Graphics 64EU UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
2020
9.55
+38.6%

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 outperforms UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen)

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking459555
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureGen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)Gen. 12 (2021−2023)
GPU code nameTiger Lake XeAlder Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 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 cores9664
Boost clock speedno data1400 MHz
Manufacturing process technology10 nm10 nm

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 typeDDR4no data
Shared memory++

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX 12_112_1

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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 9.55
+38.6%
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 6.89

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.

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 5000
+28.4%
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 3895

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 HD27−30
+28.6%
21
−28.6%
1440p14−16
+27.3%
11
−27.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Fortnite 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+21.9%
32
−21.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+40%
55−60
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+30%
20−22
−30%
Valorant 35−40
+52%
25
−52%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Dota 2 35−40
+34.6%
26
−34.6%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+48.1%
27
−48.1%
Fortnite 55−60
+38.1%
40−45
−38.1%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+50%
26
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
+192%
12
−192%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+108%
13
−108%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+32.8%
55−60
−32.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+30%
20−22
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+36.4%
21−24
−36.4%
Valorant 35−40
+111%
18
−111%
World of Tanks 140−150
+28.8%
110−120
−28.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+39.1%
21−24
−39.1%
Dota 2 35−40
−40%
49
+40%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+25%
30−35
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+95%
20
−95%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 75−80
+32.8%
55−60
−32.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+42.9%
21−24
−42.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 55−60
+45%
40−45
−45%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+117%
6
−117%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Valorant 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+46.2%
12−14
−46.2%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+57.1%
14−16
−57.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Valorant 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Dota 2 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7
+0%
7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8
+0%
8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Valorant 22
+0%
22
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 6
+0%
6
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
World of Tanks 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+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%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Valorant 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) compete in popular games:

  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 29% faster in 1080p
  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 27% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is 192% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is 40% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is ahead in 33 tests (52%)
  • UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 29 tests (46%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.55 6.89
Recency 15 August 2020 4 January 2022

Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 has a 38.6% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) in performance tests.

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Community ratings

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