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

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX 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: Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX

NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2x more pipelines: 768 vs 384
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 30 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 14238 vs 9864
Around 90% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6889 vs 3629
Around 90% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 6889 vs 3629

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	31 Oct 2020 vs 17 May 2017
Pipelines	768 vs 384
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 30 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	14238 vs 9864
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6889 vs 3629
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6889 vs 3629

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)

4.1x more core clock speed: 1228 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 1% higher boost clock speed: 1670 MHz vs 1650 MHz
2.8x more memory clock speed: 6000 MHz vs 2133 MHz (4.3 Gbps effective)
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3684 vs 3462
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3684 vs 3462
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3331 vs 3214
Around 4% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3331 vs 3214
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 442 vs 311
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2433 vs 1972

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1228 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1670 MHz vs 1650 MHz
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz vs 2133 MHz (4.3 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3684 vs 3462
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3684 vs 3462
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3331 vs 3214
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3331 vs 3214
PassMark - G2D Mark	442 vs 311
PassMark - G3D Mark	2433 vs 1972

Compare benchmarks

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

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

14238

9864

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6889

3629

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6889

3629

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3462

3684

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3462

3684

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3214

3331

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3214

3331

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

311

442

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1972

2433

Name	Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX	NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)
Geekbench - OpenCL	14238	9864
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6889	3629
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6889	3629
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3462	3684
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3462	3684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3214	3331
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3214	3331
PassMark - G2D Mark	311	442
PassMark - G3D Mark	1972	2433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		36.898
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		170.785
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		18.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		160.823
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		35

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Xe Graphics MAX	NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (Desktop)
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 12.1	Pascal
Code name	DG1	N17P-G1
Launch date	31 Oct 2020	17 May 2017
Place in performance rating	523	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	1650 MHz	1670 MHz
Compute units	96
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1228 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	633.6 GFLOPS (1:4)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	5.069 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	2.534 TFLOPS
Pipelines	768	384
Pixel fill rate	39.60 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	79.20 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	30 Watt
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs
G-SYNC support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	IGP
API support
DirectX	12.1	12_1
OpenCL	2.1
OpenGL	4.6
Shader Model	6.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	68.26 GB/s
Memory bus width	128 bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2133 MHz (4.3 Gbps effective)	6000 MHz
Memory type	LPDDR4X	GDDR5
Shared memory		0
Technologies
Multi Monitor
Multi-Projection
VR Ready