Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 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 11 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 65 nm
  • 15.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 236 Watt
  • 6.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 389 vs 62
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1727 vs 1299
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 July 2019 vs 16 June 2008
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 236 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 389 vs 62
PassMark - G3D Mark 1727 vs 1299

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280

  • 4.3x more core clock speed: 1296 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • 5x more pipelines: 240 vs 48
  • 3.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 21396 vs 6406
  • Around 52% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2697 vs 1780
  • Around 52% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2697 vs 1780
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3325 vs 2992
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3325 vs 2992
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1296 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines 240 vs 48
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 21396 vs 6406
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2697 vs 1780
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2697 vs 1780
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3325 vs 2992
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3325 vs 2992

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6406
21396
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
389
62
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1727
1299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1780
2697
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1780
2697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2992
3325
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2992
3325
Name Intel Iris Plus Graphics 645 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
Geekbench - OpenCL 6406 21396
PassMark - G2D Mark 389 62
PassMark - G3D Mark 1727 1299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1780 2697
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1780 2697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2992 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2992 3325
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 GTX 280

Essentials

Architecture Intel Gen. 9.5 (Coffee Lake) Tesla 2.0
Code name Kaby Lake GT3e GT200
Launch date 10 July 2019 16 June 2008
Place in performance rating 811 1051
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $649
Price now $522.78
Value for money (0-100) 2.98

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1150 MHz
Core clock speed 300 MHz 1296 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 48 240
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 236 Watt
CUDA cores 240
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C
Texture fill rate 48.2 billion / sec
Transistor count 1,400 million

Video outputs and ports

DisplayPort support
eDP 1.2 signal support Yes
HDMI
Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVDual Link DVI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

API support

DirectX 12 10.0
OpenGL 2.1

Memory

Memory type DDR3/DDR4 GDDR3
Shared memory Yes
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB / s
Memory bus width 512 Bit
Memory clock speed 1107 MHz

Technologies

H265/HEVC Decode
Quick Sync
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options 2-way3-way
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin