Intel Iris Graphics 5100 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 5100 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 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), 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel Iris Graphics 5100

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 5100

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 26% higher boost clock speed: 1200 MHz vs 950 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 268 vs 239
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 4029 vs 3805

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 May 2013 vs 22 March 2012
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz vs 950 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	268 vs 239
Geekbench - OpenCL	4029 vs 3805

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M

9.6x more pipelines: 384 vs 40
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1205 vs 738
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3299 vs 1019
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3299 vs 1019
Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1913 vs 1668
Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1913 vs 1668

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	384 vs 40
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1205 vs 738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3299 vs 1019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3299 vs 1019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1913 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1913 vs 1668

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 5100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

738

1205

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

268

239

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4029

3805

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1019

3299

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1019

3299

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1668

1913

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1668

1913

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 5100	NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
PassMark - G3D Mark	738	1205
PassMark - G2D Mark	268	239
Geekbench - OpenCL	4029	3805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1019	3299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1019	3299
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1668	1913
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1668	1913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		340.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.982
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		18.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		23.111
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2283
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2283
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		414

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 5100	NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.5	Kepler
Code name	Haswell GT3	GK107
Launch date	27 May 2013	22 March 2012
Place in performance rating	1203	1204
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz	950 MHz
Core clock speed	200 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	40	384
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	1,300 million	1,270 million
CUDA cores		384
Floating-point performance		652.8 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		Up to 2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support		PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12 API
OpenGL	4.3	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	128bit
Shared memory	1	0
Maximum RAM amount		1 GB
Memory clock speed		1800 MHz
Memory type		DDR3\GDDR5
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Blu-Ray
3D Vision
CUDA
DirectCompute
DirectX 11		DirectX 11
Optimus