Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 vs NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 and NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, API support, Memory, Technologies, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645

NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645

Videocard is newer: launch date 15 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 130 nm
4.5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 67 Watt
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 389 vs 212
12.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1727 vs 142

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 July 2019 vs 14 April 2004
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 130 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 67 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	389 vs 212
PassMark - G3D Mark	1727 vs 142

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT

Around 17% higher core clock speed: 350 MHz vs 300 MHz

Core clock speed	350 MHz vs 300 MHz

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

389

212

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1727

142

Name	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645	NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
Geekbench - OpenCL	6387
PassMark - G2D Mark	389	212
PassMark - G3D Mark	1727	142
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1780
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1780
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2992
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2992
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2792
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2792

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645	NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
Essentials
Architecture	Intel Gen. 9.5 (Coffee Lake)	Curie
Code name	Kaby Lake GT3e	NV40 A1
Launch date	10 July 2019	14 April 2004
Place in performance rating	813	809
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	130 nm
Pipelines	48
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	67 Watt
Texture fill rate		5.6 GTexel / s
Transistor count		222 million
Video outputs and ports
DisplayPort support
eDP 1.2 signal support	Yes
HDMI
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
API support
DirectX	12	9.0c
OpenGL		2.1
Memory
Memory type	DDR3/DDR4	GDDR3
Shared memory	Yes
Maximum RAM amount		256 MB
Memory bandwidth		32.0 GB / s
Memory bus width		256 Bit
Memory clock speed		700 MHz
Technologies
H265/HEVC Decode
Quick Sync
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		AGP 8x
Supplementary power connectors		1x Molex