GeForce GTX 960 vs Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960 and Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 960 stacks up against Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU, check out specs charts below.
Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 960
Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU
Power consumption (TDP)
120 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pins
Memory type
GDDR5
DDR4
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU)
400 Watt
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GeForce GTX 960 is used in Desktops, and Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU - with Gen. 11 Ice Lake.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 827 MHz higher, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
GeForce GTX 960 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU - by 10 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
35−40
14−16
ultra / 1080p
21−24
8−9
QHD / 1440p
16−18
3−4
4K / 2160p
10−11
−
low / 720p
60−65
27−30
medium / 1080p
40−45
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 157% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
high / 1080p
55−60
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
QHD / 1440p
35−40
5−6
4K / 2160p
18−20
5−6
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
60−65
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Battlefield 5 is 170% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
low / 768p
250−260
200−210
medium / 768p
220−230
170−180
ultra / 1080p
180−190
90−95
QHD / 1440p
110−120
50−55
4K / 2160p
70−75
30−33
high / 768p
210−220
130−140
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 53% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
−
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
110−120
90−95
ultra / 1080p
100−110
60−65
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Dota 2 is 33% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
high / 1080p
45−50
16−18
ultra / 1080p
40−45
14−16
QHD / 1440p
27−30
−
4K / 2160p
14−16
5−6
low / 720p
80−85
35−40
medium / 1080p
45−50
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Far Cry 5 is 161% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
high / 1080p
60−65
21−24
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
QHD / 1440p
27−30
16−18
4K / 2160p
27−30
−
low / 720p
180−190
90−95
medium / 1080p
110−120
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Fortnite is 123% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
high / 1080p
60−65
24−27
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
QHD / 1440p
30−35
8−9
4K / 2160p
24−27
−
low / 720p
100−110
45−50
medium / 1080p
65−70
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Forza Horizon 4 is 152% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
low / 768p
140−150
80−85
medium / 768p
120−130
70−75
high / 1080p
70−75
27−30
ultra / 1080p
30−35
10−12
QHD / 1440p
21−24
2−3
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Grand Theft Auto V is 102% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
high / 1080p
24−27
9−10
ultra / 1080p
20−22
7−8
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
2−3
low / 720p
65−70
27−30
medium / 1080p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Metro Exodus is 158% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
low / 768p
130−140
110−120
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
120−130
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
high / 1080p
−
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
low / 720p
100−110
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 53% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
high / 1080p
24−27
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
9−10
QHD / 1440p
10−11
0−1
4K / 2160p
7−8
−
low / 720p
65−70
24−27
medium / 1080p
35−40
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 125% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
low / 768p
130−140
50−55
medium / 768p
85−90
30−35
high / 1080p
45−50
16−18
ultra / 1080p
24−27
10−11
4K / 2160p
16−18
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 158% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
low / 768p
90−95
100−105
medium / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
30−35
high / 768p
60−65
50−55
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 960
Iris Plus Graphics G7 Ice Lake 64 EU
Architecture
Maxwell
Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Code name
GM206
Ice Lake G7 Gen. 11
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
22 January 2015
28 May 2019
Pipelines
1024
64
Core clock speed
1127 MHz
300 MHz
Boost Clock
1178 MHz
1100 MHz
Transistor count
2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
10 nm
Texture fill rate
72 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
2,413 gflops
Length
9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
112 GB/s
Shared memory
-
+
G-SYNC support
+
DirectX
12 (12_1)
DirectX 12_1
Shader Model
6.4
OpenGL
4.4
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.126
CUDA
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores
1024
Bus support
PCI Express 3.0
Height
4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
4 displays
HDCP
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
318 Mh/s
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.92 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
8 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
141.47 Sol/s
Quick Sync
+
GameStream
+
GeForce ShadowPlay
+
GPU Boost
2.0
GameWorks
+
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