Intel Iris Graphics 550 vs NVIDIA GRID K220Q

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA GRID K220Q 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 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 550

NVIDIA GRID K220Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 550

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
15x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1432 vs 912
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2675 vs 833
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2675 vs 833
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3157 vs 2660
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3157 vs 2660

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 2 July 2014
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1432 vs 912
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2675 vs 833
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2675 vs 833
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3157 vs 2660
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3157 vs 2660

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID K220Q

2.5x more core clock speed: 745 MHz vs 300 MHz
32x more pipelines: 1536 vs 48
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 539 vs 305
Around 65% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2128 vs 1290
Around 65% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2128 vs 1290

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	745 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	1536 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	539 vs 305
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2128 vs 1290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2128 vs 1290

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 550
GPU 2: NVIDIA GRID K220Q

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1432

912

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

305

539

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2675

833

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2675

833

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1290

2128

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1290

2128

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

2660

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

2660

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 550	NVIDIA GRID K220Q
PassMark - G3D Mark	1432	912
PassMark - G2D Mark	305	539
Geekbench - OpenCL	7182
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2675	833
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2675	833
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1290	2128
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1290	2128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3157	2660
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3157	2660

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 550	NVIDIA GRID K220Q
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Kepler
Code name	Skylake GT3e	GK104
Launch date	1 September 2015	2 July 2014
Place in performance rating	953	753
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$469
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	745 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	48	1536
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	3,540 million
Floating-point performance		2,289 gflops
Texture fill rate		95.36 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x16
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Memory type	eDRAM	GDDR5
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		512 MB
Memory bandwidth		160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Memory clock speed		5000 MHz
Technologies
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