Intel Iris Graphics 540 vs NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 540 and NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX 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.

Intel Iris Graphics 540

NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 540

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 83% higher boost clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 575 MHz
2x more pipelines: 48 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 90 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
4.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1258 vs 264
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 323 vs 283
3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3158 vs 951
3.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3158 vs 951

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 12 October 2006
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz vs 575 MHz
Pipelines	48 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1258 vs 264
PassMark - G2D Mark	323 vs 283
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3158 vs 951
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3158 vs 951

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

Around 92% higher core clock speed: 575 MHz vs 300 MHz
8x more maximum memory size: 512 MB vs 64 MB

Core clock speed	575 MHz vs 300 MHz
Maximum memory size	512 MB vs 64 MB

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 540
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1258

264

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

323

283

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

951

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3158

951

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 540	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX
PassMark - G3D Mark	1258	264
PassMark - G2D Mark	323	283
Geekbench - OpenCL	6284
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2308
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1237
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3158	951
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2308
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1237
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3158	951
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 540	NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Curie
Code name	Skylake GT3e	G71
Launch date	1 September 2015	12 October 2006
Place in performance rating	1057	1039
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1050 MHz	575 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	575 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Pipelines	48	24
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	278 million
Texture fill rate		13.8 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	MXM-III
Laptop size		large
Supplementary power connectors		None
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	9.0c
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	64 MB	512 MB
Memory type	eDRAM	256
Shared memory	1	0
Memory bandwidth		44.8 GB / s
Memory bus width		700 Bit
Memory clock speed		1400 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync
CineFX 4.0
Intellisample 4.0
PowerMizer 6.0
UltraShadow II