Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 and NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 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.

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640

NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640

Videocard is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 55 nm
10x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 150 Watt
21.3x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 1536 MB
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1358 vs 994
5.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 338 vs 62

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 January 2017 vs 11 November 2008
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 150 Watt
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 1536 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1358 vs 994
PassMark - G2D Mark	338 vs 62

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800

2x more core clock speed: 602 MHz vs 300 MHz
4x more pipelines: 192 vs 48
2.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 15302 vs 6620
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3358 vs 3333
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3358 vs 3333

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	602 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	192 vs 48
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	15302 vs 6620
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3333
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3333

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1358

994

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

338

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6620

15302

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3333

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3333

3358

Name	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640	NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800
PassMark - G3D Mark	1358	994
PassMark - G2D Mark	338	62
Geekbench - OpenCL	6620	15302
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	36.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	246.614
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.888
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
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3333	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1514
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3333	3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	720

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640	NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.5	Tesla 2.0
Code name	Kaby Lake GT3e	GT200B
Launch date	3 January 2017	11 November 2008
Place in performance rating	1136	1313
Type	Laptop	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,799
Price now		$149.99
Value for money (0-100)		8.67
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1100 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	602 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	48	192
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,400 million
Floating-point performance		462.3 gflops
Texture fill rate		38.5 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		267 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	10.0
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	1536 MB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	GDDR3
Shared memory	1
Memory bandwidth		76.8 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1600 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync