Intel Iris Graphics 540 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 545

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 540 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 540

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
  • 4.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 70 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1258 vs 1099
  • Around 70% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6284 vs 3693
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2308 vs 1893
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2308 vs 1893
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 14 May 2011
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 70 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1258 vs 1099
Geekbench - OpenCL 6284 vs 3693
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2308 vs 1893
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2308 vs 1893

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 545

  • 2.4x more core clock speed: 720 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 3x more pipelines: 144 vs 48
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 1536 MB vs 64 MB
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3323 vs 1237
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3158
  • 2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3323 vs 1237
  • Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3158
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 720 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 144 vs 48
Maximum memory size 1536 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 324 vs 323
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3323 vs 1237
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3323 vs 1237
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 540
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 545

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1258
1099
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
323
324
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6284
3693
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2308
1893
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1237
3323
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3158
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2308
1893
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1237
3323
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3158
3356
Name Intel Iris Graphics 540 NVIDIA GeForce GT 545
PassMark - G3D Mark 1258 1099
PassMark - G2D Mark 323 324
Geekbench - OpenCL 6284 3693
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2308 1893
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1237 3323
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3158 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2308 1893
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1237 3323
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3158 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 10.32
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 306.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 18.564
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 35.369

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Graphics 540 NVIDIA GeForce GT 545

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 Fermi 2.0
Code name Skylake GT3e GF116
Launch date 1 September 2015 14 May 2011
Place in performance rating 1057 1079
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $149
Price now $55.59
Value for money (0-100) 26.90

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 720 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 48 144
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 70 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 1,170 million
Floating-point performance 414.7 gflops
Texture fill rate 17.28 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 1536 MB
Memory type eDRAM DDR3
Shared memory 1
Memory bandwidth 38.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz

Technologies

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