Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU vs Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
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The Intel Xe Graphics G7 (Tiger-Lake U GPU with 96 EUs) is a integrated graphics card in the high end Tiger-Lake U CPUs (15 - 28 Watt). It is using the new Xe architecture (Gen12) and was introduced in September 2020. The GPU clocks with a base clock speed (guaranteed) of 400 MHz in all CPUs and can boost up to 1340 MHz (i7-1185G7). The slowest variant offers only 1100 MHz boost (i5-1130G7, 12 Watt TDP).
The performance depends on the TDP settings of the laptop and the used cooling. First informations show that the chip can be configured at 12 and 28 Watt TDP default (as the Ice Lake-U chips) and the performance should be around a dedicated GeForce MX350 in 3DMark benchmarks. For gaming we are expecting a bit worse performance due to the missing dedicated graphics memory and driver support. Many games e.g. had problems when testing the various laptops (e.g. Horizon Zero Dawn or Cyberpunk 2077 did not start or were crashing - see list below). Less demanding games like the Mass Effect Legendary Edition ran in medium settings fine. Compared to the older Ice Lake Iris Plus G7 GPU, the new Tiger Lake GPU should be approximately twice as fast. Therefore, the iGPU is still only for lowest graphical settings and low resolutions in demanding games.
The Tiger Lake SoCs and therefore the integrated GPU are manufactured in the modern 10nm+ (10nm SuperFin) process (improved 10nm process) at Intel and therefore should offer a very good efficiency.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (Codename GN21-X4) is an high-end laptop GPU. It is based on the AD107 chip and uses the Ada Lovelace architecture. The RTX 4060 Laptop offers 3072 shaders and uses 8 GB GDDR6 dedicated graphics memory with a clock speed of 16 Gbps (effective) and a 128 Bit memory bus. The TGP (Total Graphics Power) can be configured between 35 and 115 Watt (+ 15-25 Watt Dynamic Boost from the CPU) leading to different performance levels. The boost clock speed ranges from 1470 MHz (at 35 Watt TGP) up to 2370 MHz (115W).
The performance in synthetical benchmarks of an average RTX 4060 is between a mobile RTX 3070 and a mobile RTX 3070 Ti. GPUs with lower power limit (e.g. 45 Watt variants) are ranking clearly lower (75% lower performance in some reviews). The average gaming performance of the RTX 4060 mobile is ideal for highest settings in 1920x1080 for demanding games. Less demanding games can easily run in QHD (like Baldurs Gate 3). See below for detailed benchmarks of our reviews. Enabling DLSS in supported games, can highly improve the framerate.
The RTX 4060 offers 80 tensor cores (4th gen) that enable DLSS 3 including frame generation for supported games. The 20 raytracing cores (4rd gen) on the other hand, will see less use as the RTX 4060 is not that powerful for demanding games to enable raytracing (other than in low resolutions).
The AD107 chip is manufactured in 5nm at TSMC (4N process).
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
► remove from comparisonThe Intel Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (Tiger-Lake U GPU with 80 EUs) is a integrated graphics card in the mid range Tiger-Lake U CPUs (15 - 28 Watt, e.g. Core i5 11th Gen CPUs). It is using the new Xe architecture (Gen12) and should be announced later in 2020.
The performance depends on the TDP settings of the laptop and the used cooling. First informations show that the chip can be configured at 15 and 28 Watt TDP default (as the Ice Lake-U chips) and the performance should be around a dedicated GeForce MX330 in 3DMark benchmarks. For gaming we are expecting a bit worse performance due to the missing dedicated graphics memory and driver support. Compared to the older Iris Plus G4 in Ice Lake chips, the Tiger Lake GPU should be nearly twice as fast. Benchmarks with various laptops show that the 80EU version lacks about 18% behind the faster 96EU version and on par with the MX330. Compared to AMD iGPUs, the G7 80EU positions itself around the Vega 7 and Vega 8 chips (see chart below for details).
Therefore, the iGPU is still only for lowest graphical settings and low resolutions in demanding games. Some modern games like Days Gone or Cyberpunk wont run over 30 fps in minimum settings (see below).
The Tiger Lake SoCs and therefore the integrated GPU are manufactured in the modern 10nm+ (10nm Superfin) process (improved 10nm process) at Intel and therefore should offer a very good efficiency.
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| Codename | Tiger Lake Xe | GN21-X4 | Tiger Lake Xe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | Gen. 11 Ice Lake | Ada Lovelace | Gen. 11 Ice Lake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pipelines | 96 - unified | 3072 - unified | 80 - unified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core Speed | 400 - 1350 (Boost) MHz | 2370 (Boost) MHz | 400 - 1350 (Boost) MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shared Memory | yes | no | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.6 | DirectX 12 Ultimate, Shader 6.7, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 | DirectX 12_1, OpenGL 4.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Power Consumption | 28 Watt | 115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP) | 28 Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| technology | 10 nm | 5 nm | 10 nm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | QuickSync | QuickSync | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Announcement | 15.08.2020 | 03.01.2023 | 15.08.2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TMUs | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROPs | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raytracing Cores | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tensor / AI Cores | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theoretical Performance | 11.6 TFLOPS FP16, 11.6 TFLOPS FP32, 0.181 TFLOPS FP64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cache | L1: 3 MB, L2: 32 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Speed | 16000 effective = 2000 MHz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 128 Bit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 8 GB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Displays | 4 Displays (max.), HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notebook Size | large | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.nvidia.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU |
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Benchmarks
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W |
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| 94% | 100% | 98% | 74% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W | TDP 45 W | TDP 55 W | TDP 60 W | TDP 65 W | TDP 70 W | TDP 75 W | TDP 80 W | TDP 85 W | TDP 100 W | TDP 105 W | TDP 110 W | TDP 115 W | TDP 120 W | TDP 125 W | TDP 140 W |
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| 15% | 15% | 15% | 11% | 67% | 73% | 71% | 72% | 73% | 83% | 81% | 81% | 84% | 88% | 88% | 90% | 93% | 100% | 92% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 11 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W | TDP 28 W | TDP 45 W | TDP 55 W | TDP 60 W | TDP 65 W | TDP 70 W | TDP 75 W | TDP 80 W | TDP 85 W | TDP 100 W | TDP 105 W | TDP 110 W | TDP 115 W | TDP 120 W | TDP 125 W | TDP 140 W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14% | 15% | 13% | 15% | 11% | 13% | 67% | 73% | 71% | 72% | 73% | 83% | 81% | 81% | 84% | 88% | 88% | 90% | 93% | 100% | 92% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93% | 100% | 97% | 72% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W | TDP 45 W | TDP 55 W | TDP 60 W | TDP 65 W | TDP 70 W | TDP 75 W | TDP 80 W | TDP 85 W | TDP 100 W | TDP 105 W | TDP 110 W | TDP 115 W | TDP 120 W | TDP 125 W | TDP 140 W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14% | 14% | 14% | 10% | 66% | 72% | 71% | 71% | 73% | 85% | 83% | 82% | 86% | 90% | 96% | 90% | 92% | 100% | 93% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 11 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W | TDP 28 W | TDP 45 W | TDP 55 W | TDP 60 W | TDP 65 W | TDP 70 W | TDP 75 W | TDP 80 W | TDP 85 W | TDP 100 W | TDP 105 W | TDP 110 W | TDP 115 W | TDP 120 W | TDP 125 W | TDP 140 W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13% | 14% | 12% | 14% | 10% | 12% | 66% | 72% | 71% | 71% | 73% | 85% | 83% | 82% | 86% | 90% | 96% | 90% | 92% | 100% | 93% |
| Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
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| Colorful EVOL X15 AT 23 | i7-13700HX 162 W / 135 W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 140 W | 16 GB | 582805 |
| Dell G15 5530 | i7-13650HX 191 W / 191 W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 140 W 8 GB | 16 GB | 598142 |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | R9 7940HS 65 W / 60 W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 60 W 1520 MHz 6 GB | 16 GB | 642928 |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 60 W | TDP 140 W |
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| 36% | 100% | 92% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 60 W | TDP 140 W |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | 100% | 92% |
| Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell G15 5530 | i7-13650HX 191 W / 191 W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 140 W 8 GB | 16 GB | 421941 |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | R9 7940HS 65 W / 60 W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 60 W 1520 MHz 6 GB | 16 GB | 459924 |
| Colorful EVOL X15 AT 23 | i7-13700HX 162 W / 135 W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 140 W | 16 GB | 460715 |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 60 W | TDP 140 W |
|---|---|---|
| 19% | 100% | 96% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 60 W | TDP 140 W |
|---|---|---|
| 17% | 100% | 96% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | 95% | 100% | 88% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W | TDP 45 W | TDP 55 W | TDP 60 W | TDP 65 W | TDP 75 W | TDP 85 W | TDP 105 W | TDP 115 W | TDP 120 W | TDP 140 W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31% | 29% | 30% | 27% | 89% | 91% | 92% | 93% | 90% | 100% | 93% | 88% | 97% | 97% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 11 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W | TDP 45 W | TDP 55 W | TDP 60 W | TDP 65 W | TDP 75 W | TDP 85 W | TDP 105 W | TDP 115 W | TDP 120 W | TDP 140 W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29% | 29% | 29% | 30% | 27% | 89% | 91% | 92% | 93% | 90% | 100% | 93% | 88% | 97% | 97% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89% | 100% | 92% | 75% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W | TDP 45 W | TDP 55 W | TDP 60 W | TDP 65 W | TDP 75 W | TDP 85 W | TDP 105 W | TDP 115 W | TDP 120 W | TDP 140 W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 80% | 69% | 77% | 71% | 88% | 98% | 100% | 81% | 89% | 85% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 11 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W | TDP 45 W | TDP 55 W | TDP 60 W | TDP 65 W | TDP 75 W | TDP 85 W | TDP 105 W | TDP 115 W | TDP 120 W | TDP 140 W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 13% | 80% | 69% | 77% | 71% | 88% | 98% | 100% | 81% | 89% | 85% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90% | 100% | 98% | 65% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W | TDP 45 W | TDP 55 W | TDP 60 W | TDP 65 W | TDP 70 W | TDP 75 W | TDP 80 W | TDP 85 W | TDP 100 W | TDP 105 W | TDP 110 W | TDP 115 W | TDP 120 W | TDP 125 W | TDP 140 W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | 20% | 19% | 13% | 71% | 78% | 77% | 76% | 82% | 85% | 79% | 91% | 84% | 93% | 94% | 90% | 98% | 100% | 96% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 11 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W | TDP 28 W | TDP 45 W | TDP 55 W | TDP 60 W | TDP 65 W | TDP 70 W | TDP 75 W | TDP 80 W | TDP 85 W | TDP 100 W | TDP 105 W | TDP 110 W | TDP 115 W | TDP 120 W | TDP 125 W | TDP 140 W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17% | 20% | 17% | 19% | 13% | 16% | 71% | 78% | 77% | 76% | 82% | 85% | 79% | 91% | 84% | 93% | 94% | 90% | 98% | 100% | 96% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88% | 100% | 95% | 66% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W | TDP 45 W | TDP 55 W | TDP 60 W | TDP 65 W | TDP 70 W | TDP 75 W | TDP 80 W | TDP 85 W | TDP 100 W | TDP 105 W | TDP 110 W | TDP 115 W | TDP 120 W | TDP 125 W | TDP 140 W |
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| 18% | 20% | 19% | 13% | 75% | 79% | 77% | 76% | 80% | 91% | 82% | 91% | 89% | 96% | 100% | 94% | 97% | 97% | 96% |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 8 W | TDP 11 W | TDP 12 W | TDP 13 W | TDP 28 W | TDP 45 W | TDP 55 W | TDP 60 W | TDP 65 W | TDP 70 W | TDP 75 W | TDP 80 W | TDP 85 W | TDP 100 W | TDP 105 W | TDP 110 W | TDP 115 W | TDP 120 W | TDP 125 W | TDP 140 W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16% | 20% | 17% | 19% | 13% | 17% | 75% | 79% | 77% | 76% | 80% | 91% | 82% | 91% | 89% | 96% | 100% | 94% | 97% | 97% | 96% |
| Model | CPU | GPU | RAM | Value |
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| Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16APH8 | R7 7840HS | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 140 W 2010 / 2000 MHz 8 GB | 32 GB | 148645 |
| Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Duo UX8402VV-P1021W | i9-13900H 80 W / 65 W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 55 W 8 GB | 32 GB | 180871 |
| SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (E23) | i9-13900HX 162 W / 132 W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 140 W 8 GB | 32 GB | 198306 |
| Acer Nitro V 16 ANV16-41-R5AT | R7 8845HS 65 W / 54 W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 85 W 1890 / 2000 MHz 8 GB | 16 GB | 237559 |
| MSI Katana 17 B13VFK | i7-13620H 80 W / 70 W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 105 W 2250 / 8001 MHz 8 GB | 16 GB | 262337 |
| Dell G15 5530 | i7-13650HX 191 W / 191 W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 140 W 8 GB | 16 GB | 467613 |
| Colorful EVOL X15 AT 23 | i7-13700HX 162 W / 135 W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 140 W | 16 GB | 536888 |
| Asus ROG Flow X13 GV302XV | R9 7940HS 65 W / 60 W | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 60 W 1520 MHz 6 GB | 16 GB | 550328 |
| GPU TDP ? | TDP 55 W | TDP 60 W | TDP 85 W | TDP 105 W | TDP 140 W |
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| 20% | 33% | 100% | 43% | 48% | 61% |