Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (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.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
907.2x more texture fill rate: 52.80 GTexel/s vs 58.2 GTexel / s
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 10 nm vs 14 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 79.859 vs 67.209
Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1137.615 vs 799.414
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.569 vs 4.536
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 61.688 vs 30.523
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3708 vs 3685
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3708 vs 3685

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Sep 2020 vs 25 October 2016
Texture fill rate	52.80 GTexel/s vs 58.2 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	79.859 vs 67.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1137.615 vs 799.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.569 vs 4.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	61.688 vs 30.523
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3708 vs 3685
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3708 vs 3685

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

4.3x more core clock speed: 1290 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 27% higher boost clock speed: 1392 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Around 67% higher pipelines: 640 vs 384
Around 89% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 5029 vs 2666
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 457 vs 383
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 17466 vs 11991
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 223.683 vs 192.566
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 7043 vs 5609
Around 26% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 7043 vs 5609

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1290 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Pipelines	640 vs 384
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	5029 vs 2666
PassMark - G2D Mark	457 vs 383
Geekbench - OpenCL	17466 vs 11991
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	223.683 vs 192.566
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7043 vs 5609
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3360 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7043 vs 5609
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3360 vs 3356

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2666

5029

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

383

457

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

11991

17466

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

79.859

67.209

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1137.615

799.414

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

4.569

4.536

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

61.688

30.523

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

192.566

223.683

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5609

7043

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3708

3685

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3360

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5609

7043

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3708

3685

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3360

Name	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)
PassMark - G3D Mark	2666	5029
PassMark - G2D Mark	383	457
Geekbench - OpenCL	11991	17466
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	79.859	67.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1137.615	799.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	4.569	4.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	61.688	30.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	192.566	223.683
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5609	7043
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3708	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5609	7043
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3708	3685
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3360
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		122

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop)
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.0	Pascal
Code name	Tiger Lake GT1	GP107
Launch date	2 Sep 2020	25 October 2016
Place in performance rating	594	586
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$109
Price now		$124.99
Value for money (0-100)		56.95
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1392 MHz
Compute units	48
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1290 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	640
Pixel fill rate	13.20 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	52.80 GTexel/s	58.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt
CUDA cores		640
Floating-point performance		1,862 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		97 °C
Transistor count		3,300 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	IGP	2-slot
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Height		4.38" (11.1 cm)
Length		5.7" (14.5 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)		300 Watt
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.1	12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL	2.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model	6.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Memory bandwidth		112 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		7008 MHz
Memory type		GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
3D Vision
Ansel
CUDA
GameStream
GPU Boost
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
ShadowWorks
VR Ready