Intel Iris Graphics 550 vs NVIDIA Quadro K620

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 550 and NVIDIA Quadro K620 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 Quadro K620

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
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 41 Watt
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6954 vs 6869

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2015 vs 22 July 2014
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 41 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	6954 vs 6869

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K620

3.5x more core clock speed: 1058 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1124 MHz vs 1100 MHz
8x more pipelines: 384 vs 48
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2220 vs 1439
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 480 vs 305
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2970 vs 2675
Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2970 vs 2675
Around 93% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2490 vs 1290
Around 93% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2490 vs 1290
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3329 vs 3157
Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3329 vs 3157

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1058 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed	1124 MHz vs 1100 MHz
Pipelines	384 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2220 vs 1439
PassMark - G2D Mark	480 vs 305
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2970 vs 2675
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2970 vs 2675
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2490 vs 1290
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2490 vs 1290
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3329 vs 3157
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3329 vs 3157

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 550
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K620

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1439

2220

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

305

480

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6954

6869

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2675

2970

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2675

2970

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1290

2490

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1290

2490

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

3329

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3157

3329

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 550	NVIDIA Quadro K620
PassMark - G3D Mark	1439	2220
PassMark - G2D Mark	305	480
Geekbench - OpenCL	6954	6869
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2675	2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2675	2970
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1290	2490
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1290	2490
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3157	3329
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3157	3329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		297.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		15.363
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		99.125
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		702

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 550	NVIDIA Quadro K620
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.0	Maxwell
Code name	Skylake GT3e	GM107
Launch date	1 September 2015	22 July 2014
Place in performance rating	952	953
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$189.89
Price now		$189.93
Value for money (0-100)		15.23
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz	1124 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1058 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	48	384
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	41 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,870 million
Floating-point performance		863.2 gflops
Texture fill rate		17.98 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, DVI-I DP
Number of simultaneous displays		4
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		160 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None
Width		1" (2.5 cm)
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model		5
Vulkan
Memory
Memory type	eDRAM	128 Bit
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		2 GB
Memory bus width		128 Bit
Memory clock speed		1800 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Desktop Management