Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

Comparative analysis of Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650

Videocard is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 10% better floating-point performance: 883 gflops vs 803.7 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
5x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 75 Watt
21.5x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 1526 MB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 377 vs 303
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 7012 vs 6858

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 January 2017 vs 22 March 2012
Floating-point performance	883 gflops vs 803.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 75 Watt
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 1526 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	377 vs 303
Geekbench - OpenCL	7012 vs 6858

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

Around 99% higher core clock speed: 598 MHz vs 300 MHz
7x more pipelines: 336 vs 48
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1737 vs 1590
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2731 vs 2652
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2731 vs 2652
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3627 vs 1564
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3627 vs 1564

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	598 MHz vs 300 MHz
Pipelines	336 vs 48
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1737 vs 1590
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2731 vs 2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2731 vs 2652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3627 vs 1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3627 vs 1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3346 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3346 vs 3340

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1590

1737

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

377

303

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

7012

6858

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2652

2731

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2652

2731

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1564

3627

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1564

3627

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

3346

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3340

3346

Name	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
PassMark - G3D Mark	1590	1737
PassMark - G2D Mark	377	303
Geekbench - OpenCL	7012	6858
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2652	2731
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2652	2731
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1564	3627
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1564	3627
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3340	3346
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3340	3346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		15.053
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		588.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		35.916
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		52.899
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		2062

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
Essentials
Architecture	Generation 9.5	Fermi 2.0
Code name	Kaby Lake GT3e	GF114
Launch date	3 January 2017	22 March 2012
Place in performance rating	851	966
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	598 MHz
Floating-point performance	883 gflops	803.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	48	336
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	189 million	1,950 million
CUDA cores		336
Texture fill rate		33.5 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		Up to 2048x1536
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x1	MXM-B (3.0)
Bus support		PCI Express 2.0
Laptop size		large
SLI options		2-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_1)	12 API
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
OpenCL		1.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	32 GB	1526 MB
Memory bus width	64 / 128 Bit	192bit
Memory type	DDR3L / LPDDR3 / DDR4	GDDR5
Shared memory	1	0
Memory bandwidth		72.0 GB / s
Memory clock speed		1500 MHz
Technologies
Quick Sync
3D Vision
3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
SLI