Intel Iris Graphics 550 vs NVIDIA GeForce 845M

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA GeForce 845M 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), 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 550

NVIDIA GeForce 845M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 550

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 33 Watt
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 305 vs 204
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6954 vs 6112
Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2675 vs 2320
Around 15% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2675 vs 2320

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 33 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	305 vs 204
Geekbench - OpenCL	6954 vs 6112
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2675 vs 2320
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2675 vs 2320

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 845M

3.6x more core clock speed: 1071 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 7% higher boost clock speed: 1176 MHz vs 1100 MHz
8x more pipelines: 384 vs 48
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1489 vs 1439
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3287 vs 1290
2.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3287 vs 1290
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3157
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3157

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1071 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1176 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Pipelines	384 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1489 vs 1439
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3287 vs 1290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3287 vs 1290
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3157
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3157

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 550
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 845M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1439

1489

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

305

204

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6954

6112

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2675

2320

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2675

2320

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1290

3287

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1290

3287

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

3358

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 550	NVIDIA GeForce 845M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1439	1489
PassMark - G2D Mark	305	204
Geekbench - OpenCL	6954	6112
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2675	2320
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2675	2320
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1290	3287
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1290	3287
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3157	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3157	3358
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		22.387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		76.073

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 550	NVIDIA GeForce 845M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Maxwell
Code name	Skylake GT3e	GM108
Launch date	1 September 2015	26 August 2015
Place in performance rating	952	1015
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1176 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1071 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	48	384
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	33 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,870 million
Floating-point performance		883.7 gflops
Texture fill rate		27.62 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x8
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Memory type	eDRAM	DDR3 / GDDR5
Shared memory	1	0
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		16.02 GB / s
Memory bus width		64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed		5012 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync
CUDA
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus