Intel Iris Graphics 540 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 540 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M 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).

Intel Iris Graphics 540

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M

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
5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1258 vs 1245
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 323 vs 260
Around 33% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6284 vs 4723
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2308 vs 1857
Around 24% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2308 vs 1857

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 30 May 2011
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1258 vs 1245
PassMark - G2D Mark	323 vs 260
Geekbench - OpenCL	6284 vs 4723
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2308 vs 1857
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2308 vs 1857

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M

2.6x more core clock speed: 775 MHz vs 300 MHz
4x more pipelines: 192 vs 48
24x more maximum memory size: 1536 MB vs 64 MB
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3275 vs 1237
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3341 vs 3158
2.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3275 vs 1237
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3341 vs 3158

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	775 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	192 vs 48
Maximum memory size	1536 MB vs 64 MB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3275 vs 1237
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3341 vs 3158
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3275 vs 1237
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3341 vs 3158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 540
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1258

1245

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

323

260

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6284

4723

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2308

1857

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1237

3275

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

3341

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2308

1857

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1237

3275

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

3341

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 540	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1258	1245
PassMark - G2D Mark	323	260
Geekbench - OpenCL	6284	4723
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2308	1857
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1237	3275
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3158	3341
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2308	1857
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1237	3275
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3158	3341
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		404.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		25.333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		44.123

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 540	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Skylake GT3e	GF116
Launch date	1 September 2015	30 May 2011
Place in performance rating	1057	1150
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	775 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	48	192
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,170 million
CUDA cores		192
Floating-point performance		595.2 gflops
Texture fill rate		24.8 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	MXM-B (3.0)
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0
Laptop size		large
SLI options		2-way
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12 API
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	1536 MB
Memory type	eDRAM	GDDR5
Shared memory	1	0
Memory clock speed		1250 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
CUDA
DirectX 11		DirectX 11
Optimus