Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) vs Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

We compared two integrated laptop GPUs: the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) with 96 pipelines and 768 shaders against the Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) that utilizes 80 pipelines and 640 shaders. Here you will find complete details about specs, efficiency, performance tests, and more.

Review

General comparison of performance in games, applications, power efficiency, and other metrics
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

Key distinctions and advantages of Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) over Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
  • 26% higher maximum theoretical performance (2.4 vs 1.9 TFLOPS)
  • Achieves 22% more points in the GeekBench 6 Compute test (17K vs 14K)

Gaming Performance

Frame rate comparison across popular AAA titles at different resolutions

Games

FPS Table
Forza Horizon 5
21
11
-
-
21
10
-
-
The Witcher 3
12
11
-
-
12
9
-
-
Counter-Strike 2
19
12
9
-
16
11
9
-
Far Cry 6
14
11
-
-
13
10
-
-
Hogwarts Legacy
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CoD: Modern Warfare III
14
12
10
-
12
12
10
-
Ghost of Tsushima
11
-
-
-
9
-
-
-
Cyberpunk 2077
-
-
-
-
-
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
15
13
9
-
12
12
-
-
Average FPS by Resolution
1080p High 14 12
1080p Ultra 10 9
1440p Ultra - -
4K Ultra - -
Margin of Error Low Medium

Benchmarks

Graphics cards’ performance in recent benchmarking apps

3D Mark

Multiplatform graphics benchmark suite that directly correlates with performance in modern games
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Time Spy 1282 1230
Fire Strike 4411 4196
Wild Life Extreme 3119 2124
Night Raid 14097 15167
Sources: 3DMark [1], [2]

GeekBench 6 OpenCL

GPU test for computational tasks (image processing, photography, computer vision, and ML)
GB6 Compute Score
Background Blur 34.5 img/sec 31 img/sec
Face Detection 27.4 img/sec 23.3 img/sec
Horizon Detection 0.75 Gpixels/sec 0.61 Gpixels/sec
Edge Detection 1.11 Gpixels/sec 0.87 Gpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur 0.39 Gpixels/sec 0.36 Gpixels/sec
Feature Matching 0.18 Gpixels/sec 0.15 Gpixels/sec
Stereo Matching 55.6 Gpixels/sec 36.1 Gpixels/sec
Particle Physics 3061.7 FPS 2493.2 FPS
API OpenCL OpenCL
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]

Passmark Graphics

Videocard test that focuses on compute shaders, multi-texturing, tessellation, and other features
G2D Mark - 392
DirectX 11 - 16 FPS
DirectX 12 - 12 FPS
GPU Compute - 1158 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [5]69410 samples

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-25 -> sevensraysGeekbench 6 OpenCL16620
📘 2026-04-15 -> maheshkondrajuGeekbench 6 OpenCL15810
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
No benchmark results yet

Artificial Intelligence Tests

Performance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tasks

GeekBench 6 ML

Tests throughput of AI operations in single, half, and quantized precision
GB6 ML Single Precision
GB6 ML Half Precision
GB6 ML Quantized
Image Classification (SP) 1428 1149
Image Segmentation (HP) 2420 1796
Image Super Resolution (Q) 1551 1394
Face Detection (HP) 3685 2775
Pose Estimation (Q) 6255 5476
Text Classification (SP) 938 981
Machine Translation (HP) 1028 905
Object Detection (SP) 1581 1277
Depth Estimation (Q) 4305 3737
Style Transfer (SP) 26119 22348
Framework ONNX ONNX
Backend DirectML DirectML
Sources: Geekbench [9], [10]

Specifications

Technical specifications of Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) and Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Build Integrated Integrated
Released August 15, 2020 August 15, 2020
Case Laptop Laptop
Purpose Generic Generic
Segment Entry-level Entry-level
Architecture Generation 12.1 Generation 12.1
GPU Codename Tiger Lake GT2 Tiger Lake GT2
Recommended CPU - Intel Core i7 1160G7 or above - Intel Core i5 1130G7 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
- Intel Core 5 220U
- Intel Core 5 220H
- Intel Core i5 1334U
- Intel Core 5 120U
- Intel Core i5 1335U
- Intel Core i5 1345U
- Intel Core i5 1340P
- Intel Core i5 13500H
- and 14 more
Laptop GPU ranking (123rd and 132nd place)

Graphics Processing Unit

Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 950-1550 MHz (configurable) 850-1500 MHz (configurable)
Shading Units 768 640
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) 48 40
Render Output Units (ROPs) 24 20
Compute Units (Pipelines) 96 80
Tensor Cores - No
Ray-tracing Cores - No
L2 Cache 1024KB shared 1024KB shared
Instructions Per Cycle 2 IPC 2 IPC

Raw Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 23-37 GPixel/s 17-30 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate 46-74 GTexel/s 34-60 GTexel/s
FLOPS (FP32)
1.5-2.4 TFLOPS

Physical

Interface Ring Bus Ring Bus
TGP 15 W 15 W
Manufacturing Intel Intel
Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
Die Size 146 mm² 146 mm²

Memory

Memory Type System Shared System Shared
Memory Size System RAM Dependent System RAM Dependent
Memory Clock System RAM Dependent System RAM Dependent
Effective Memory Speed System RAM Dependent System RAM Dependent
ECC No No

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.1 2.1
Ray Tracing No No
DLSS No No

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