Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 vs NVIDIA GeForce 930MX

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and NVIDIA GeForce 930MX 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 8% higher boost clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 1020 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1347 vs 1293
  • Around 75% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 340 vs 194
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6445 vs 5494
  • Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.485 vs 23.565
  • Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 246.614 vs 165.338
  • Around 73% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.888 vs 1.09
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2306 vs 2053
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2306 vs 2053
  • Around 45% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 720 vs 495
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 January 2017 vs 1 March 2016
Boost clock speed 1100 MHz vs 1020 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 17 Watt
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1347 vs 1293
PassMark - G2D Mark 340 vs 194
Geekbench - OpenCL 6445 vs 5494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.485 vs 23.565
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 246.614 vs 165.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.888 vs 1.09
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2306 vs 2053
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2306 vs 2053
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 720 vs 495

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 930MX

  • 3.2x more core clock speed: 952 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 8x more pipelines: 384 vs 48
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3577 vs 1514
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3333
  • 2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3577 vs 1514
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3333
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 952 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 384 vs 48
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3577 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 3333
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3577 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 3333

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 930MX

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1347
1293
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
340
194
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6445
5494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.485
23.565
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
246.614
165.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.888
1.09
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2306
2053
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
3577
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3333
3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2306
2053
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
3577
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3333
3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
720
495
Name Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 NVIDIA GeForce 930MX
PassMark - G3D Mark 1347 1293
PassMark - G2D Mark 340 194
Geekbench - OpenCL 6445 5494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.485 23.565
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 246.614 165.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.888 1.09
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 42.981
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2306 2053
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1514 3577
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3333 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2306 2053
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1514 3577
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3333 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 720 495

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 NVIDIA GeForce 930MX

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Maxwell
Code name Kaby Lake GT3e GM108
Launch date 3 January 2017 1 March 2016
Place in performance rating 1155 1114
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz 1020 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 952 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 48 384
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 17 Watt
Transistor count 189 million
Floating-point performance 783.4 gflops
Texture fill rate 24.48 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x8
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 2 GB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4 DDR3, GDDR5
Shared memory 1 0
Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB / s
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz

Technologies

Quick Sync
CUDA
GameWorks
GPU Boost
Optimus