Intel Iris Graphics 5100 vs NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 5100 and NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Iris Graphics 5100

NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 5100

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 65 nm
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 105 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 738 vs 323
3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 268 vs 90

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 May 2013 vs 28 April 2008
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	738 vs 323
PassMark - G2D Mark	268 vs 90

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

6.9x more core clock speed: 1375 MHz vs 200 MHz
2.4x more pipelines: 96 vs 40
Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2160 vs 1668
Around 29% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2160 vs 1668

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1375 MHz vs 200 MHz
Pipelines	96 vs 40
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2160 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2160 vs 1668

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 5100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

738

323

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

268

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1668

2160

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1668

2160

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 5100	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
PassMark - G3D Mark	738	323
PassMark - G2D Mark	268	90
Geekbench - OpenCL	4035
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1668	2160
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1668	2160

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 5100	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.5	Tesla
Code name	Haswell GT3	G92
Launch date	27 May 2013	28 April 2008
Place in performance rating	1205	1430
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$49.99
Price now		$49.99
Value for money (0-100)		13.43
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz
Core clock speed	200 MHz	1375 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	40	96
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	105 Watt
Transistor count	1,300 million	754 million
CUDA cores		96
Floating-point performance		264 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Texture fill rate		26.4 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		9" (22.9 cm)
SLI options		2-way
Supplementary power connectors		6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	10.0
OpenGL	4.3	2.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	192 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		384 MB
Memory bandwidth		38.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed		800 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3
Technologies
Quick Sync
CUDA