Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
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Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Panther Lake
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
Tiger Lake GT2
We compared two integrated laptop GPUs: the Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) with 4 pipelines and 256 shaders against the 5 years and 6 months older Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) that utilizes 96 pipelines and 768 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
Scores marked with a red asterisk (**) represent initial estimates from early testing.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
- Manufactured using a more efficient 3 nm process technology
Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
- 85% higher maximum theoretical performance (2.4 vs 1.3 TFLOPS)
- Has 3x more shading units (768 vs 256)
- Achieves 55% more points in the GeekBench 6 Compute test (17K vs 11K)
Gaming Performance
Frame rate comparison across popular AAA titles at different resolutionsGames
| Forza Horizon 5 | - | 21 11 - - |
| The Witcher 3 | - | 12 11 - - |
| Counter-Strike 2 | - | 19 12 9 - |
| Far Cry 6 | - | 14 11 - - |
| Hogwarts Legacy | - | 9 - - - |
| CoD: Modern Warfare III | - | 14 12 10 - |
| Ghost of Tsushima | - | 11 - - - |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | - | - - - - |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | - | 15 13 9 - |
| 1080p High | - | 14 |
| 1080p Ultra | - | 10 |
| 1440p Ultra | - | - |
| 4K Ultra | - | - |
| Margin of Error | High | Low |
Benchmarks
Graphics cards’ performance in recent benchmarking apps3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Time Spy | - | 1282 |
| Fire Strike | - | 4411 |
| Wild Life Extreme | - | 3119 |
| Night Raid | - | 14097 |
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
GB6 Compute Score
| Background Blur | - | 34.5 img/sec |
| Face Detection | - | 27.4 img/sec |
| Horizon Detection | - | 0.75 Gpixels/sec |
| Edge Detection | - | 1.11 Gpixels/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | - | 0.39 Gpixels/sec |
| Feature Matching | - | 0.18 Gpixels/sec |
| Stereo Matching | - | 55.6 Gpixels/sec |
| Particle Physics | - | 3061.7 FPS |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
Recent User Tests
Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
No benchmark results yet
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-25 -> sevensrays | Geekbench 6 OpenCL | 16620 |
| 📘 2026-04-15 -> maheshkondraju | Geekbench 6 OpenCL | 15810 |
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 |
| Image Segmentation (HP) | - | 2420 |
| Image Super Resolution (Q) | - | 1551 |
| Face Detection (HP) | - | 3685 |
| Pose Estimation (Q) | - | 6255 |
| Text Classification (SP) | - | 938 |
| Machine Translation (HP) | - | 1028 |
| Object Detection (SP) | - | 1581 |
| Depth Estimation (Q) | - | 4305 |
| Style Transfer (SP) | - | 26119 |
| Framework | - | ONNX |
| Backend | - | DirectML |
Specifications
Technical specifications of Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) and Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Build | Integrated | Integrated |
| Released | January 5, 2026 | August 15, 2020 |
| Case | Laptop | Laptop |
| Purpose | Generic | Generic |
| Segment | Entry-level | Entry-level |
| Architecture | Celestial | Generation 12.1 |
| GPU Codename | Panther Lake | Tiger Lake GT2 |
| Recommended CPU | - Intel Core Ultra 5 332 or above | - Intel Core i7 1160G7 or above |
| Used in CPUs | - Intel Core 5 315 - Intel Core 7 350 - Intel Core 5 320 - Intel Core Ultra 5 332 - Intel Core Ultra 5 322 |
- 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 |
Laptop GPU ranking (81st and 124th place)
Graphics Processing Unit
| Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 2500 MHz | 950-1550 MHz (configurable) |
| Shading Units | 256 | 768 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs) | 16 | 48 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs) | 8 | 24 |
| Compute Units (Pipelines) | 4 | 96 |
| Tensor Cores | 32 | - |
| Ray-tracing Cores | 2 | - |
| L1 Cache | 64KB per cluster | - |
| L2 Cache | 4MB shared | 1024KB shared |
| Instructions Per Cycle | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Raw Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 20 GPixel/s | 23-37 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate | 40 GTexel/s | 46-74 GTexel/s |
FLOPS (FP32)
Physical
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | Ring Bus |
| TGP | 25 W | 15 W |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Intel |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Die Size | - | 146 mm² |
| Max. Temperature | 100°C | - |
Memory
| Memory Type | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory Size | - | System RAM Dependent |
| Memory Clock | - | System RAM Dependent |
| Effective Memory Speed | - | System RAM Dependent |
| ECC | No | No |
API
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
| DisplayPort | 2.1 | - |
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