Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) vs Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
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Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
Tiger Lake GT2
We compared two integrated laptop graphics cards: the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) with 96 pipelines and 768 shaders against the 2 years and 5 months newer Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) that utilizes 608 pipelines and 4864 shaders. Here you will find complete details about specs, efficiency, performance tests, and more.
Review
Gaming
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, and Vulkan games
Workstation
Perf. in 3D modeling, video editing and rendering apps
AI/ML
Capabilities for machine learning and AI-related tasks
Energy Efficiency
Power consumption efficiency in different scenarios
NanoReview Final Score
Overall video card score
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
- Performs significantly better (up to 10.6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- 5.7x higher maximum theoretical performance (13.6 vs 2.4 TFLOPS)
- Manufactured using a more efficient 5 nm process technology
- Achieves 5x more points in the GeekBench 6 Compute test (86K vs 17K)
- Has 6.3x more shading units (4864 vs 768)
Gaming Performance
Frame rate comparison across popular AAA titles at different resolutionsGames
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21 11 - - |
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| The Witcher 3 | 12 11 - - |
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 19 12 9 - |
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| Far Cry 6 | 14 11 - - |
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| Hogwarts Legacy | 9 - - - |
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| CoD: Modern Warfare III | 14 12 10 - |
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| Ghost of Tsushima | 11 - - - |
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | - - - - |
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 15 13 9 - |
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| 1080p High | 14 | - |
| 1080p Ultra | 10 | - |
| 1440p Ultra | - | - |
| 4K Ultra | - | - |
| Margin of Error | Low | High |
Benchmarks
Graphics cards’ performance in recent benchmarking apps3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Time Spy | 1282 | - |
| Solar Bay | - | 30368 |
| Fire Strike | 4411 | - |
| Wild Life Extreme | 3119 | 24948 |
| Night Raid | 14097 | - |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
GB6 Compute Score
| Background Blur | 34.5 img/sec | 149 img/sec |
| Face Detection | 27.4 img/sec | 98.1 img/sec |
| Horizon Detection | 0.75 Gpixels/sec | 3.8 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge Detection | 1.11 Gpixels/sec | 6.88 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 0.39 Gpixels/sec | 4.44 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.18 Gpixels/sec | 0.73 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 55.6 Gpixels/sec | 264.9 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | 3061.7 FPS | 11144.2 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
Cinebench 2024 GPU
Cinebench 2024 GPU
Recent User Tests
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-25 -> sevensrays | GeekBench | 16620 |
| 📘 2026-04-15 -> maheshkondraju | GeekBench | 15810 |
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
No benchmark results yet
Artificial Intelligence Tests
Performance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tasksGeekBench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
GB6 ML Half Precision
GB6 ML Quantized
| Image Classification (SP) | 1428 | 6657 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | 2420 | 13854 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | 1551 | 18642 |
| Face Detection (HP) | 3685 | 27965 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | 6255 | 83144 |
| Text Classification (SP) | 938 | 2377 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | 1028 | 2052 |
| Object Detection (SP) | 1581 | 6495 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | 4305 | 31105 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | 26119 | 135686 |
| Framework | ONNX | Core ML |
| Backend | DirectML | GPU |
Results were compared using different ML frameworks
Specifications
Technical specifications of Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) and Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)General
| Vendor | Intel | Apple |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Released | August 15, 2020 | January 17, 2023 |
| Case | Laptop | Laptop |
| Purpose | Generic | Professional |
| Segment | Entry-level | High-end |
| Architecture | Generation 12.1 | Apple M GPU |
| GPU Codename | Tiger Lake GT2 | - |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop |
| Successor | - | - Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) |
| Recommended CPU | - Intel Core i7 1160G7 or above | - |
| Used in CPUs | - Intel Core 7 250H - Intel Core 9 270H - Intel Core 7 150U - Intel Core i7 13705H - Intel Core i9 13905H - Intel Core i7 1355U - Intel Core i7 1365U - Intel Core i7 1360P - and 23 more |
- Apple M2 Max |
Laptop GPU ranking (123rd and 41st place)
Graphics Processing Unit
| Base Clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 950-1550 MHz (configurable) | 1398 MHz |
| Shading Units | 768 | 4864 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 48 | 304 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 24 | 152 |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 96 | 608 |
| L2 Cache | 1024KB shared | - |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Raw Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 23-37 GPixel/s | 212 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 46-74 GTexel/s | 425 GTexel/s |
FLOPS (FP32)
Physical
| Interface | Ring Bus | Custom |
| TGP | 15 W | 70 W |
| Manufacturing | Intel | TSMC |
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| Die Size | 146 mm² | - |
| Transistor Count | - | 52 billion |
| Max. Temperature | - | 94°C |
Memory
| Memory Type | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory Size | System RAM Dependent | - |
| Memory Clock | System RAM Dependent | 6400 MHz |
| Effective Memory Speed | System RAM Dependent | 12800 Mbps |
| Bus | - | 512-bit |
| ECC | No | No |
Memory Bandwidth
API
| DirectX | 12 | - |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | - |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | - |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | - |
| Ray Tracing | No | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
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