Quadro NVS 120M vs UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU)

Place in the ranking	829	1440
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	24.80	0.82
Architecture	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)	Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code name	Lakefield GT2	G72
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Release date	28 May 2020 (4 years ago)	1 June 2006 (18 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	64	7
Core clock speed	200 MHz	450 MHz
Boost clock speed	500 MHz	450 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	112 million
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	1.800
ROPs	no data	2
TMUs	no data	4

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

MXM-III

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	DDR2
Maximum RAM amount	no data	512 MB
Memory bus width	no data	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	no data	700 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	11.2 GB/s
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

No outputs

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12_1	9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model	no data	3.0
OpenGL	no data	2.1
OpenCL	no data	N/A
Vulkan	-	N/A

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

0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+150%

2−3

−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	12−14	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +32.1%	27−30 −32.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	3−4	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	12−14	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Metro Exodus	2−3	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +32.1%	27−30 −32.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	12−14	0−1
Hitman 3	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 +150%	8−9 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−12 +175%	4−5 −175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +32.1%	27−30 −32.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4	0−1
Hitman 3	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+200%

2−3

−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+100%

2−3

−100%

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

in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) is 250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) surpassed NVS 120M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.53	0.12
Recency	28 May 2020	1 June 2006
Chip lithography	10 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	10 Watt

UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) has a 2008.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 800% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

The UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 120M in performance tests.

Be aware that UHD Graphics G7 (Lakefield GT2 64 EU) is a notebook graphics card while Quadro NVS 120M is a mobile workstation one.

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