Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240 OEM

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240 OEM 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 55 nm
  • 8x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 120 Watt
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 389 vs 134
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1727 vs 556
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 July 2019 vs 1 July 2009
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 55 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 389 vs 134
PassMark - G3D Mark 1727 vs 556

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240 OEM

  • 2.3x more core clock speed: 675 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 2.3x more pipelines: 112 vs 48
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3353 vs 2992
  • Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3353 vs 2992
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 675 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 112 vs 48
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3353 vs 2992
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3353 vs 2992

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240 OEM

PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
389
134
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1727
556
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2992
3353
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2992
3353
Name Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 240 OEM
Geekbench - OpenCL 6406
PassMark - G2D Mark 389 134
PassMark - G3D Mark 1727 556
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1780
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1780
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2992 3353
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2992 3353
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 GTS 240 OEM

Essentials

Architecture Intel Gen. 9.5 (Coffee Lake) Tesla
Code name Kaby Lake GT3e G92B
Launch date 10 July 2019 1 July 2009
Place in performance rating 811 1162
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1150 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 675 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 55 nm
Pipelines 48 112
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 120 Watt
Floating-point performance 362.9 gflops
Texture fill rate 37.8 GTexel / s
Transistor count 754 million

Video outputs and ports

DisplayPort support
eDP 1.2 signal support Yes
HDMI
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API support

DirectX 12 10.0
OpenGL 3.3

Memory

Memory type DDR3/DDR4 GDDR3
Shared memory Yes
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 70.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2200 MHz

Technologies

H265/HEVC Decode
Quick Sync

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 229 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin