Intel Iris Graphics 6100 vs NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Graphics 6100 and NVIDIA Quadro K4100M 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL, 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).

Intel Iris Graphics 6100

NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Graphics 6100

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
6.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1404 vs 1105
Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1404 vs 1105
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3331 vs 3246
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3331 vs 3246

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 January 2015 vs 23 July 2013
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1404 vs 1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1404 vs 1105
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3331 vs 3246
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3331 vs 3246

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

2.4x more core clock speed: 706 MHz vs 300 MHz
24x more pipelines: 1152 vs 48
3.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2756 vs 900
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 328 vs 313
2.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8855 vs 3026
Around 73% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1974 vs 1139
Around 73% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1974 vs 1139

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	706 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	1152 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2756 vs 900
PassMark - G2D Mark	328 vs 313
Geekbench - OpenCL	8855 vs 3026
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1974 vs 1139
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1974 vs 1139

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Graphics 6100
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

900

2756

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

313

328

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1404

1105

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1404

1105

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

3026

8855

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1139

1974

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1139

1974

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3331

3246

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3331

3246

Name	Intel Iris Graphics 6100	NVIDIA Quadro K4100M
PassMark - G3D Mark	900	2756
PassMark - G2D Mark	313	328
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1404	1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1404	1105
Geekbench - OpenCL	3026	8855
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1139	1974
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1139	1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3331	3246
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3331	3246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		24.487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		600.985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		35.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		61.984

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Graphics 6100	NVIDIA Quadro K4100M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 8.0	Kepler
Code name	Broadwell GT3	GK104
Launch date	5 January 2015	23 July 2013
Place in performance rating	1082	1084
Type	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,499
Price now		$379.99
Value for money (0-100)		9.50
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	706 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	48	1152
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	100 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	3,540 million
Floating-point performance		1,627 gflops
Texture fill rate		67.78 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Display Port		1.2
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x1	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None
Laptop size		large
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_1)	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model		5
Vulkan
Memory
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	256 Bit
Shared memory	1	0
Maximum RAM amount		4 GB
Memory bandwidth		102.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed		3200 MHz
Memory type		GDDR5
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus