GRID M60 8Q vs Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GRID M60 8Q and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GRID M60 8Q and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs 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 Xe Graphics G7 96EUs here:

Main Specs

  GRID M60 8Q Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GRID M60 8Q is used in Desktops, and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs - in Laptops.
  • GRID M60 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs - with Gen. 11 Ice Lake.
  • Core clock speed of GRID M60 8Q is 157 MHz higher, than Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs.
  • GRID M60 8Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs - by 10 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 40−45
medium / 1080p 24−27 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than GRID M60 8Q.

Full Specs

  GRID M60 8Q Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Gen. 11 Ice Lake
Code name GM204 Tiger Lake Xe
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 August 2015 15 August 2020
Pipelines 2048 96
Core clock speed 557 MHz 400 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz 1350 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 10 nm
Texture fill rate 150.8
Floating-point performance 4,833 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12_1
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Quick Sync +
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