Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop) videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 30 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2666 vs 2433
  • Around 22% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11991 vs 9864
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 79.859 vs 36.898
  • 6.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1137.615 vs 170.785
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.569 vs 1.373
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 61.688 vs 18.937
  • Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 192.566 vs 160.823
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5609 vs 3629
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3708 vs 3684
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3331
  • Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5609 vs 3629
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3708 vs 3684
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3331
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 Sep 2020 vs 17 May 2017
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 30 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2666 vs 2433
Geekbench - OpenCL 11991 vs 9864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 79.859 vs 36.898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1137.615 vs 170.785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.569 vs 1.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 61.688 vs 18.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 192.566 vs 160.823
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5609 vs 3629
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3708 vs 3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3331
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5609 vs 3629
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3708 vs 3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3331

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)

  • 4.1x more core clock speed: 1228 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 52% higher boost clock speed: 1670 MHz vs 1100 MHz
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 442 vs 383
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1228 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed 1670 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 442 vs 383

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
2666
2433
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
383
442
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
11991
9864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
79.859
36.898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1137.615
170.785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.569
1.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
61.688
18.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
192.566
160.823
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5609
3629
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3708
3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3331
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5609
3629
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3708
3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3331
Name Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)
PassMark - G3D Mark 2666 2433
PassMark - G2D Mark 383 442
Geekbench - OpenCL 11991 9864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 79.859 36.898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1137.615 170.785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.569 1.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 61.688 18.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 192.566 160.823
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5609 3629
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3708 3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 3331
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5609 3629
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3708 3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 3331
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 35

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)

Essentials

Architecture Generation 12.0 Pascal
Code name Tiger Lake GT1 N17P-G1
Launch date 2 Sep 2020 17 May 2017
Place in performance rating 594 874
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $69.99
Price now $59.99
Value for money (0-100) 63.91

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz 1670 MHz
Compute units 48
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1228 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 211.2 GFLOPS
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 1.690 TFLOPS
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 844.8 GFLOPS
Pipelines 384 384
Pixel fill rate 13.20 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 52.80 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 30 Watt

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs
G-SYNC support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1
Width IGP

API support

DirectX 12.1 12_1
OpenCL 2.1
OpenGL 4.6
Shader Model 6.4
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready