Intel Iris Graphics 550 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M 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 GeForce GTX 285M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 550

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 65 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1432 vs 636
2.4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 305 vs 128
Around 45% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3157 vs 2172
Around 45% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3157 vs 2172

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 1 February 2010
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1432 vs 636
PassMark - G2D Mark	305 vs 128
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3157 vs 2172
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3157 vs 2172

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M

5x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 300 MHz
2.7x more pipelines: 128 vs 48

Core clock speed	1500 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	128 vs 48

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 550
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1432

636

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

305

128

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

2172

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

2172

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 550	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1432	636
PassMark - G2D Mark	305	128
Geekbench - OpenCL	7182
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2675
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2675
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1290
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3157	2172
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3157	2172

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 550	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Tesla
Code name	Skylake GT3e	G92
Launch date	1 September 2015	1 February 2010
Place in performance rating	953	1294
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	48	128
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	754 million
CUDA cores		128
Floating-point performance		384.0 gflops
Gigaflops		576
Texture fill rate		38 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	Single Link DVIVGALVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	MXM-B (3.0)
Bus support		PCI-E 2.0
Laptop size		large
MXM Type		MXM 3.0 Type-B
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	10.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
Memory
Memory type	eDRAM	GDDR3
Shared memory	1	0
Maximum RAM amount		1 GB
Memory bandwidth		61 GB / s
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Technologies
Quick Sync
CUDA
HybridPower
Power management		8.0