Intel Iris Graphics 550 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 370

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 370 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 550

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 3x more pipelines: 48 vs 16
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 80 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 17x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1430 vs 84
  • 5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3157 vs 628
  • 5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3157 vs 628
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 September 2015 vs 12 September 2007
Pipelines 48 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 80 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1430 vs 84
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3157 vs 628
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3157 vs 628

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 370

  • Around 20% higher core clock speed: 360 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 385 vs 305
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 360 MHz vs 300 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 385 vs 305

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 550
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 370

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1430
84
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
305
385
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3157
628
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3157
628
Name Intel Iris Graphics 550 NVIDIA Quadro FX 370
PassMark - G3D Mark 1430 84
PassMark - G2D Mark 305 385
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 628
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3157 628

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Graphics 550 NVIDIA Quadro FX 370

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.0 Tesla
Code name Skylake GT3e G84
Launch date 1 September 2015 12 September 2007
Place in performance rating 951 858
Type Laptop Workstation
Launch price (MSRP) $129
Price now $92.75
Value for money (0-100) 1.17

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 360 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 48 16
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 289 million
Floating-point performance 23.04 gflops
Texture fill rate 2.88 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 1.0 x16
Length 198 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 10.0
OpenGL 4.6 3.3

Memory

Memory type eDRAM DDR2
Shared memory 1
Maximum RAM amount 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 8 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1000 MHz

Technologies

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