Intel Iris Graphics 5100 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 5100 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 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 GTX 275

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 5100

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 22 nm vs 55 nm
7.3x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 219 Watt
3.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 270 vs 78

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 May 2013 vs 15 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 219 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	270 vs 78

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275

7x more core clock speed: 1404 MHz vs 200 MHz
6x more pipelines: 240 vs 40
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1414 vs 745
5.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 23256 vs 4439
Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3195 vs 1668
Around 92% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3195 vs 1668

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1404 MHz vs 200 MHz
Pipelines	240 vs 40
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1414 vs 745
Geekbench - OpenCL	23256 vs 4439
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3195 vs 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3195 vs 1668

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 5100
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

745

1414

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

270

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

4439

23256

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1668

3195

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1668

3195

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 5100	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275
PassMark - G3D Mark	745	1414
PassMark - G2D Mark	270	78
Geekbench - OpenCL	4439	23256
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1019
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1668	3195
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1668	3195

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 5100	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 7.5	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Haswell GT3	GT200B
Launch date	27 May 2013	15 January 2009
Place in performance rating	1191	1194
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$249
Price now		$119.99
Value for money (0-100)		13.43
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1200 MHz
Core clock speed	200 MHz	1404 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	40	240
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	219 Watt
Transistor count	1,300 million	1,400 million
CUDA cores		240
Floating-point performance		673.9 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Texture fill rate		50.6 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	Two Dual Link DVI, 2x DVI
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
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" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors		2x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	10.0
OpenGL	4.3	3.0
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	448 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		896 MB
Memory bandwidth		127.0 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1134 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI