Intel Iris Graphics 550 vs NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M 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 - 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel Iris Graphics 550

NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 550

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7094 vs 4930

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 25 June 2013
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	7094 vs 4930

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M

3.3x more core clock speed: 980 MHz vs 300 MHz
8x more pipelines: 384 vs 48
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1710 vs 1436
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 331 vs 305
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3093 vs 2675
Around 16% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3093 vs 2675
2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3504 vs 1290
2.7x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3504 vs 1290
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3344 vs 3157
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3344 vs 3157

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	980 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	384 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1710 vs 1436
PassMark - G2D Mark	331 vs 305
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3093 vs 2675
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3093 vs 2675
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3504 vs 1290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3504 vs 1290
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3344 vs 3157
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3344 vs 3157

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 550
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1436

1710

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

305

331

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

7094

4930

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2675

3093

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2675

3093

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1290

3504

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1290

3504

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

3344

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

3344

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 550	NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1436	1710
PassMark - G2D Mark	305	331
Geekbench - OpenCL	7094	4930
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2675	3093
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2675	3093
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1290	3504
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1290	3504
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3157	3344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3157	3344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.449
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		455.796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.295
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		24.566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		28.025
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		2148

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 550	NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Kepler
Code name	Skylake GT3e	GK107
Launch date	1 September 2015	25 June 2013
Place in performance rating	958	961
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	980 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	48	384
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	50 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,270 million
Floating-point performance		752.6 gflops
Texture fill rate		31.36 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support		Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support		Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support		Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support		Up to 2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 3.0 x16
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
Laptop size		medium sized
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12 API
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Memory type	eDRAM	GDDR5
Shared memory	1	0
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bandwidth		86.4 GB / s
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		5400 MHz
Standard memory configuration		GDDR5
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Blu-Ray 3D Support
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus