[Comparison] Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 vs Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 – The Xe Graphics is on fire, being up to twice better than the Iris Plus Graphics

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 vs Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 - The Xe Graphics is on fire, being up to twice better than the Iris Plus Graphics

From: Severin Kolakov 19 November 2020 / 06:01 0

Intel has come a long way in regard to their iGPUs. We remember their old Intel HD Graphics that were a pain to use and offered next to no reason to use them, besides the fact that they were essentially free and came bundled with your CPU. Nowadays, however, Intel has made strides in order to improve their GPUs and compete in the market that is so heavily dominated by AMD and NVIDIA. Here is our Top Laptop Graphics Ranking, where we have ranked the best laptop graphics in the market.

You can find more information about both GPUs here: Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 / Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7

Specs table

When you look at the specs, both GPUs seem pretty similar, in terms of the manufacturing process and the frequency. However, the higher core count of the newer Iris Xe should help it pull ahead of its older sibling.

	Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7	Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7
Manufacturing process	10nm+	10nm
Cores	96	64
Frequency: Base/Max	300MHz/1250MHz	300MHz/1100MHz
Memory type	shared memory	shared memory

GPU benchmarks

These results are insane. That big of a jump in performance from one generation to the next is almost unheard of. The Intel Iris Xe Graphics managed to win in every single test that we threw at it. In 3D Mark Fire Strike Iris Plus Graphics was 46% worse than the Iris Xe Graphics, in Unigine Heaven 4.0 it was 50% worse, and in Unigine Superposition it was 34% worse.

3DMark Time Spy (G)

The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) Acer Swift 5 Pro (SF514-55GT)

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1598

3DMark Fire Strike (G)

Results are from 3DMark Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) Acer Swift 5 Pro (SF514-55GT)

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5682

Unigine Superposition

Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) Acer Swift 5 Pro (SF514-55GT)

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1076

Gaming Tests

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GO	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings)	HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7	168 fps	120 fps	70 fps
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7	107 fps	44 fps	28 fps

DOTA 2	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings)	HD 1080p, High (Check settings)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7	123 fps	87 fps	60 fps
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7	107 fps	65 fps	36 fps

Conclusion

All in all, these are very exciting times for Intel, as GPUs were never really their specialty. However, it seems that ever since they hired Raja Koduri in 2017, they have been improving slowly both in the CPU and the GPU market. The newer Iris Xe Graphics performed better in all of our tests and showed up to two times increase in performance, against the last-gen Intel Iris Plus Graphics.