Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 OEM

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 OEM 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 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 3.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 55 Watt
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 4 GB
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6440 vs 6139
  • Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 36.485 vs 24.117
  • Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.888 vs 1.651
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3333 vs 3309
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3333 vs 3309
  • Around 10% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 720 vs 655
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 January 2017 vs 18 February 2014
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 55 Watt
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 4 GB
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 6440 vs 6139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.485 vs 24.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.888 vs 1.651
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3333 vs 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3333 vs 3309
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 720 vs 655

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 OEM

  • 3.4x more core clock speed: 1033 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 8x more pipelines: 384 vs 48
  • Around 59% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2145 vs 1346
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 474 vs 340
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 335.835 vs 246.614
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 27.096 vs 21.014
  • 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 97.126 vs 42.981
  • Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2918 vs 2306
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1813 vs 1514
  • Around 27% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2918 vs 2306
  • Around 20% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1813 vs 1514
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1033 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 384 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 2145 vs 1346
PassMark - G2D Mark 474 vs 340
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 335.835 vs 246.614
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 27.096 vs 21.014
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 97.126 vs 42.981
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2918 vs 2306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1813 vs 1514
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2918 vs 2306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1813 vs 1514

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 OEM

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1346
2145
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
340
474
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6440
6139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
36.485
24.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
246.614
335.835
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.888
1.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.014
27.096
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
42.981
97.126
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2306
2918
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
1813
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3333
3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2306
2918
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1514
1813
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3333
3309
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
720
655
Name Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark 1346 2145
PassMark - G2D Mark 340 474
Geekbench - OpenCL 6440 6139
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 36.485 24.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 246.614 335.835
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.888 1.651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 21.014 27.096
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 42.981 97.126
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2306 2918
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1514 1813
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3333 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2306 2918
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1514 1813
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3333 3309
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 720 655

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 OEM

Essentials

Architecture Generation 9.5 Maxwell
Code name Kaby Lake GT3e GM107
Launch date 3 January 2017 18 February 2014
Place in performance rating 1159 994
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1100 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1033 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 48 384
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt
Transistor count 189 million 1,870 million
Floating-point performance 793.3 gflops
Texture fill rate 24.79 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x1 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 145 mm
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 32 GB 4 GB
Memory bus width 64 / 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory type DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4 DDR3
Shared memory 1
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB / s
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz

Technologies

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